La Sierra University Teaching Programs

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.

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into La Sierra?

Since La Sierra has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

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.

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 2022-2023, 36 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at La Sierra has changed over the last few years.

La Sierra University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	23	1	25
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	23	0	23
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	9	2	11
Secondary Education	1	0	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	1	55	3	60

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.