Thousand Oaks, California · Private Non-Profit
Public Policy Analysis at California Lutheran University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~49
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 75.7%
- Graduation rate
- 69.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $30,109/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $120,436
- Median debt
- $21,669
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $68,712/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 199 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,726 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($468 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 79% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 8.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.3% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Policy Analysis accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at California Lutheran University, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California Lutheran University's average net price is $30,109 per year, about $120,436 over four years. That is $7,726 above the $22,383 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $68,712 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $468 below the $69,180 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California Lutheran University #158 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.