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Cal Lutheran Merit Aid

Cal Lutheran extends merit aid broadly across first-years, transfers, artists, and church-connected students with renewable awards.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· HX-AUTO
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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO

Who this school is for

Prospective students from Lutheran backgrounds and those without church ties alike will find merit pathways, especially transfer students and artists.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $79,295 for 2026-2027. Source

Institutional merit aid tiers

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

Up to $30,000

Admission Merit Scholarship Transfer

Automatic

Source

$34,000

Public Price Promise

Application

Source

$5,000

Community Scholars For Black Lives

Application

Source

$1,000

Alumni Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable

Source

$5,000

Ascenso

Application

Source

Amount not published

Mary Barbara Price Lutheran Scholarship

Application

Source

Full tuition

Visual And Performing Arts Vapa Scholarship

Application

Source

Up to $2,500

Congregational Partners In Education Cpe Award

Application

Source

$15,000–$33,000

Admission Merit Scholarship First Year

Automatic

Source

$4,000

Elca Partners In Ministry Award

Application

Source

Full tuition

Transfer Achievement Scholarship

Automatic

Source

$2,500

Convocators Scholarship

Application

Source

How Cal Lutheran compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Cal Lutheran is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Cal Lutheran’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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