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?

• The student loan default rate at La Sierra is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at La Sierra.
• For the <nil> academic year, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from La Sierra makes roughly $60,858 a year. This is 49% 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into La Sierra?

The acceptance rate at La Sierra is 66%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to La Sierra submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 570.

La Sierra received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 15 and 22. Composite scores were between 18 and 28.

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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $5,326 a year. That adds up to $21,304 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at La Sierra is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

La Sierra University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,351 undergraduate students at La Sierra, with 1,144 being full-time and 207 being part-time.

There are also 387 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,144 full-time undergraduates at La Sierra, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	190
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	527
White	125
International Students	154
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

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.

Online Learning at La Sierra University

In 2020-2021, 1,738 students took at least one online class at the school.

Online Growth Rankings of La Sierra

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at La Sierra University was 12.5%. This is the #1,293 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at La Sierra regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.