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La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

$31,716 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
66% Acceptance Rate

Where Is La Sierra University?

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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?

66% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 66%, La Sierra does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for La Sierra University  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for La Sierra University  ( 420 to 570 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for La Sierra University  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for La Sierra University  ( 15 to 22 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for La Sierra University  ( 18 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford La Sierra University?

$31,716 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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

1,144 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,351 undergraduate students at La Sierra, with 1,144 being full-time and 207 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

0 Took All Classes Online
1,738 Took At Least One Class Online
12.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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 #1,147 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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