California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · private, nonprofit · 2,296 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does California Lutheran University field?
California Lutheran University, in Thousand Oaks, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 13, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
California Lutheran University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2024 and as high as 15 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 14. That 2025 roster is 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and in line with the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 14. California Lutheran University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 12% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
California Lutheran University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2023 and as high as 16 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and 18% above the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 11. California Lutheran University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 35%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does California Lutheran University fund its athletes?
California Lutheran University reported 581 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 358 men and 223 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $29,654 for men's sports and $34,388 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $83 and $154 per athlete.
What is California Lutheran University like academically?
California Lutheran University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1266, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $68,426 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,109 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
70% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,712, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at California Lutheran University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Psychology (13%) and Social Sciences (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (116 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (112 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (60 degrees)
- Biology, General (59 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (52 degrees)
- Criminology (38 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (37 degrees)
- Computer Science (33 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (33 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (28 degrees)
What is Thousand Oaks, CA like to live in?
California Lutheran University sits in Thousand Oaks, a mid-sized city of about 126,000 people in Ventura County, California.
Household incomes in Thousand Oaks, a median of about $134,367, sit far above the California median and likewise far above the national one, 71% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $951,200, 37% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,580 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 21% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 20% aged 65 or over.
51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does California Lutheran University have a tennis program?
- Yes. California Lutheran University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is California Lutheran University?
- California Lutheran University is in Thousand Oaks, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does California Lutheran University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $68,426 a year, and an average net price of $30,109 after grants and scholarships.