- AcademicsB
- ValueB
- DiversityA
- CampusC+
- AthleticsC+
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsB-
- LocationB-
- DormsC+
- Campus FoodB+
- Student LifeC+
- SafetyB+
Athletic Division
NAIA Division II
Athletic Conference
Other
Address
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92505
Website
La Sierra University Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
48%
SAT Range
870-1120
ACT Range
16-22
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Recommended
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
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Cost
Net Price
$25,661/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
13:1
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.46 responses
- 61%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.46 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
58 GraduatesBusiness
39 GraduatesPre-Medicine Studies
22 GraduatesSocial Work and Youth Services
19 GraduatesHealth Service Preparatory Studies
18 GraduatesBiomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine
16 GraduatesFoods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
16 GraduatesHealthcare Management
14 GraduatesAccounting
13 GraduatesKinesiology and Exercise Science
13 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,830Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
7%
Pell Grant
50%
Varsity Athletes
8%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
39%
Poll
- 75%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.56 responses
Poll
- 59%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.63 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$49,500/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
47%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
89%
National
83%- 70%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.27 responses
La Sierra University Reviews
691 reviews
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La Sierra University provides a wonderful class environment with professors who care about your concerns and troubles. The classes are challenging and help you grow academically and personally. They accept a large variety of people which helps students to become aware of the outside world around them. The campus is beautiful and serene; where nature can be observed and admired. The local area is resourceful with many stores and fun locations to visit. The food follows a vegetarian diet, however, they have many options to chose from. La Sierra University involves all their students to take part of fun events that happen frequently. For an example, during dead week they provided puppies to take away the stress. Overall, La Sierra University is wonderful. The only thing I would like to see change is reconstruction on their dorms and some of their buildings.
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.