California Lutheran University Ranked in Top 20 According to U.S. News & World Report

Oct. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- US News is a recognized leader in college and grad school rankings and has exclusive rankings of 1,600 colleges and more than 1,200 graduate programs from around the world. Rankings are determined using a variety of factors such as freshman retention rate, graduation rate, school missions, and up to 16 indicators of academic excellence.

Many prospective students consider an education with California Lutheran University and there's no reason not to, considering CLU's rankings in U.S. News & World Report list of top regional universities in the West (more info can be found at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/california-lutheran-university-1133. CLU has been ranked 18 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges in Regional Universities (West) and has been in the top 20 for the last 17 years.

There are many other reasons to attend CLU, as well. Freshman retention rate is 80%, which is a great indicator of student satisfaction. The average GPA of CLU students is 3.6. The total undergraduate enrollment of students is 2,545, with a ratio of student-to-faculty of 16:1. Nearly 60% of classes have fewer than 20 students, providing a stable and comfortable learning environment.

California Lutheran University is a private, coed college founded in 1959. CLU strives to provide students a challenging academic environment and offers 36 undergraduate majors in business, education, science and humanities. CLU also offers several doctoral and master's programs, one notable being the MBA in Financial Planning program (learn more at http://www.callutheran.edu/schools/business/graduate/cif/), which can also be completed entirely online.

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The California Institute of Finance (CIF) is a premiere institution in the field of financial planning. CIF is located at California Lutheran University. The goal of the institute is to be able to provide education, research, professional development and scholarship information to all members, including students, alumni, scholars and financial planning professionals.