La Sierra University

Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

91.5%

Acceptance rate

$26,217

Avg net price

1,155

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 224Master’s 131Doctoral 4	0	224	131	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 49Master’s 22Doctoral None reported	None reported	49	22	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	41	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	32	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 24Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	0	24	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	20	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	None reported	9	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 1Doctoral 1	None reported	8	1	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	None reported	6	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	6	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	4	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 74Doctoral 3	None reported	3	74	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 4Doctoral None reported	None reported	3	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 7Doctoral None reported	None reported	1	7	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	9	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

237 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Fall Term

Freshmen apply by February 1st

Feb 1, 2027

Rolling admission

No deadline

CalGrant due Mar 2

· Apply with Common App or the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $36,720
Required fees: $990
Food and housing: $13,431
Books and supplies: $1,062
Other expenses: $4,446
Total: $56,649

Total by year

$47,8832019–2019–20
$48,0012020–2120–21
$47,1392021–2221–22
$52,4632022–2322–23
$52,9082023–2423–24
$56,6492024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $26,217 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation4%

6-year graduation68%

Retention rate82%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$61,824

Median debt$27,000

Campus

Enrollment1,155

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25