Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Psychology, General (13% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,168 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
637 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 46% of graduates; 39 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Psychology, General 42.010113% 84Graduates in this field earn $59,153 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020113% 84Graduates in this field earn $76,916 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.8% 50Graduates in this field earn $64,939 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05056.3% 40Graduates in this field earn $59,820 4 years out
- Criminology 45.04015.5% 35
Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 3.7% → 9.1% of graduates since 2014–15 (58 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Accounting and Related Services$89,573 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,696
4 years after completion$89,573National median: $76,194Above typical4 years out, Pell: $66,638 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,078 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$83,310 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $57,276
4 years after completion$83,310National median: $86,176About typicalMedian federal debt: $24,728 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Science$77,030 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,398
4 years after completion$77,030National median: $107,009Below typicalMedian federal debt: $21,750 · 59 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,916 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $55,234
4 years after completion$76,916National median: $68,257Above typical4 years out, Pell: $64,050 · Non-Pell: $67,675(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,000 · 259 graduates, two most recent years combined
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$70,409 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $23,879
4 years after completion$70,409National median: $55,693Above typicalMedian federal debt: $22,875 · 2 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$97,149
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;California Lutheran University Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
