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La Sierra University was awarded 10 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is marketing.
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La Sierra landed the #1,419 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. La Sierra has maintained this ranking for at least two years in a row.
La Sierra is also ranked #140 out of 168 schools in California.
La Sierra University has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for La Sierra.
About 25% of students accepted to La Sierra submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 570.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, La Sierra University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at La Sierra University is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at La Sierra University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 24% for first-time, full-time students at La Sierra, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,577 undergraduates at La Sierra with 1,343 being full-time and 234 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,752 | $19,101 | $23,355 | $24,911 | $29,970 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of La Sierra, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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.
The student loan default rate at La Sierra is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for La Sierra are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505-8247 |
| Phone: | 951-785-2000 |
| Website: | https://lasierra.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LaSierraU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lasierranews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 60 | $28,359 |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | $38,431 |
| Health & Physical Education | 28 | $31,215 |
| General Biology | 27 | NA |
| Social Work | 26 | NA |
| Marketing | 23 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 16 | $32,179 |
| Public Health | 13 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,738 students took at least one online class at La Sierra University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,738 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016-2017 | 2 | 2 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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