- The Inkwell
- California
- La Sierra University
Riverside, CACity: largeZIP 92505Founded 1922
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1922
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1991
- Website
- lasierra.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
La Sierra University
La Sierra University is a private nonprofit university in Riverside, California, with 1,116 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $22,767 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention77%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans56%
$22,767net price / year
92%admission rate
—average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$65,403median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,500median debt
#556 of 1,704 for earnings#1,075 of 1,739 for lowest net price#971 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,244 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,192tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,862
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,862
- Average net price
- $22,767national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,448
$30,001–48,000$19,323
$48,001–75,000$20,276
$75,001–110,000$22,983
$110,001+$27,957
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,765
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,403middle 50%: $39,285–$96,522
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,522
Median, La Sierra University$65,403
Lower quarter$39,285
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,116
- Part-time
- 4.7%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,396 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,162
- Endowment, end of year
- $121,159,499
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.9%
Hispanic54%
Black7.2%
Asian15%
Two or more races6.6%
U.S. nonresident6.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.5%
Unknown0.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions30%
Business & management17%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting14%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Visual & performing arts7.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.1%
Psychology2.8%
Public administration & social service2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 117627. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6465284.