- AcademicsB
- ValueB
- DiversityA
- CampusB-
- AthleticsC+
- Party SceneC
- ProfessorsB-
- LocationB-
- DormsB-
- Campus FoodA
- Student LifeC+
- SafetyB+
La Sierra University is ...
Private not-for-profit, Adventist
Athletic Division
NAIA Division II
Athletic Conference
Other
Address
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92515
Website
La Sierra University Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
45%
SAT Range
840-1030
ACT Range
16-22
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Application Website
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Test Scores and GPA for La Sierra University
Cost
Net Price
$23,819/ year
National
$15,403Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
14:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 77%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.39 responses
- 85%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.40 responses
- 63%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.40 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
44 GraduatesBusiness Administration and Management
24 GraduatesHealth Service Preparatory Studies
24 GraduatesBiomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine
23 GraduatesKinesiology and Exercise Science
19 GraduatesSocial Work and Youth Services
15 GraduatesAccounting
13 GraduatesMarketing
13 GraduatesPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching
13 GraduatesHistory
11 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,866Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
7%
Pell Grant
54%
Varsity Athletes
7%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
54%
Poll
- 74%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.50 responses
Poll
- 58%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.57 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$41,300/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
50%
National
48%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
88%
National
83%- 70%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.27 responses
La Sierra University Reviews
652 reviews
All Categories
La Sierra University is a very inviting, welcoming, and easy-going campus. The teachers are great, paying attention to the needs and desires of every student. The atmosphere is also beautiful, with views of both Mount San Jacinto and the San Bernardino Mountains. The campus is extremely diverse with people from all over the world. It is a great place to be yourself and express yourself without having to hide. It is also a very religious campus with a large emphasis and focus on God and a person's relationship with God. Overall, the school is pretty good, I would recommend it!
This is my first year at La Sierra University! I am a part of the the athletic program. I absolutely love La Sierra. The food isn't great but the students are exceptionally nice and the professors are extremely helpful. The two things I wish would change would be curfew and the no meat policy. Since this school is seventh-day Adventist there is no meat sold on campus. This sucks but you're still able to eat meat on campus, just not cooking meat and there will be no meat sold on campus. The other thing I oppose is the curfew. Depending your age determines how late you get to stay out and if you don't follow this your curfew will keep getting shorter and shorter. Besides this La Sierra is a very beautiful and welcoming University.
La Sierra is a Seventh-Day Adventist University, and it fosters a wonderful Christian environment. As Christian myself, I appreciate this greatly. However, although it is a religiously-based University, the curriculum of the professors is also wonderful in that it doesn't throw religion in the faces of those who aren't religious. The professors still do amazing research with really no noticeable religious bias. I work as an archaeology lab assistant (as a I am an archaeology undergraduate student), and I have witnessed that the science programs at La Sierra are very extensive and reputable. Research for science as well as religion courses is conducted in a respectable way, exploring all worldviews and cultural contexts.