La Sierra University Overview

La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Riverside, California. The location of La Sierra is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is La Sierra University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at La Sierra since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at La Sierra.
• In a recent academic period93% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from La Sierra makes roughly $61,824 a year. This is 52% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is La Sierra University?

Contact details for La Sierra are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505-8247
Phone:	951-785-2000
Website:	lasierra.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/LaSierraU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/lasierranews

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How Do I Get Into La Sierra?

You can apply to La Sierra online at: https://lasierra.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for La Sierra

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into La Sierra?

Since La Sierra has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford La Sierra University?

The overall average net price of La Sierra is $31,716. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At La Sierra, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,826 a year. That adds up to $23,304 over four years for those students.

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La Sierra University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,577 undergraduate students at La Sierra, with 1,343 being full-time and 234 being part-time.

There are also 416 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,343 full-time undergraduates at La Sierra, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of La Sierra University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	224
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	668
White	143
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at La Sierra University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at La Sierra. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Brazil.

La Sierra University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	46	18	0	0	0	64
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	61	0	0	0	61
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
General Biology	0	5	23	0	0	0	28
Business Administration & Management	0	0	22	0	6	0	28
Marketing	0	0	19	0	6	0	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	2	4	0	15	0	21
Public Health	0	2	19	0	0	0	21
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Health & Physical Education	0	2	13	0	0	0	15
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	12	0	0	0	13
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	8	0	5	13
General Psychology	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Social Work	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	10	0	0	0	11
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	9	0	1	0	10
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Accounting	0	0	4	0	4	0	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	1	6	0	0	0	7
History	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Computer Science	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	4	2	6
General English Literature	0	0	1	0	4	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Music	0	0	4	1	0	0	5
General Business/Commerce	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
International Business	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Religious Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Economics	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Sociology	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Archeology	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	60	296	9	103	7	476

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.