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Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

California Lutheran University Football

Thousand Oaks, CA · the Kingsmen, Regals · California Lutheran University overview
139
Roster
2024–25 season
$599k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division III
$4,308
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California Lutheran University fields a football team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 139 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $598,889, about the median of $613k — $4,308 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III football programs

Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$599k
Spend per player$4,308
Roster size139
Coaching staff11

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster139 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$598,889 for the year
  • Operating expenses$138,263 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,308 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$29,654 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Anthony Lugo head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,380undergraduates · 3,413 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
89%admitted · of 5,290 applicants
SAT middle 50%1134 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%
139on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$598,889 $4,309 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$29,654
$27,080net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$73,386
Average net price$27,080
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,414
$30–48k$18,518
$48–75k$23,759
$75–110k$23,547
$110k and up$32,409
Tuition & fees
$50,670

Campus safety

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0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.50
Property0.70
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business127 · 20%
Psychology83 · 13%
Social sciences65 · 10%
Visual & performing arts65 · 10%
Communication & journalism61 · 10%

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Football programs within 150 miles

California Lutheran UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 27 miUniversity of Southern California · 37 miWhittier College · 51 miAzusa Pacific University · 57 miUniversity of La Verne · 64 miChapman University · 66 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 67 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 67 miUniversity of Redlands · 99 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 125 miUniversity of San Diego · 140 miSan Diego State University · 144 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference27121$55M9449%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference37116$74M97010%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.51———85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.57———79%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.64114$658k—48%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.66110$794k—56%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.6797$652k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.6783$818k—11%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.99141$756k—81%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big Sky Conference125145$7.4M98330%
University of San Diego Division I · Pioneer Football League14099$2.4M97747%
San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference144116$22M96934%

Other football programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges83$818k$9,852—vs
Chapman University110$794k$7,216—vs
University of Redlands141$756k$5,363—vs
University of La Verne114$658k$5,774—vs
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges97$652k$6,717—vs
California Lutheran University139$599k$4,308—vs
Azusa Pacific University————vs
Whittier College————vs

Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. football program · Football budgets ranked