La Sierra University
About
La Sierra University is a private, Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, it later became La Sierra College, a liberal arts college, and then was merged into Loma Linda University (LLU) in 1967 and became the Loma Linda University La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences. In 1990, the La Sierra Campus separated from Loma Linda University to become La Sierra University, an independent institution. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), and several discipline-based accrediting bodies.
Admissions funnel
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
La Sierra vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions La Sierra selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLa Sierra University | 60% | 91.5% | 1,574 | $26,217 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Andrews University | 72% | 81.9% | 2,940 | $18,597 | Doctoral/Professional |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
California Baptist University | 62% | 84.9% | 11,902 | $27,384 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Calvin University | 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $24,783 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Carleton College | 90% | 20.4% | 2,128 | $27,320 | Baccalaureate |
Chapman University | 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Goshen College | 65% | 84.1% | 847 | $15,725 | Baccalaureate |
Hardin-Simmons University | 46% | 90.0% | 1,665 | $21,031 | Doctoral/Professional |
Hope College | 80% | 79.2% | 3,395 | $25,749 | Baccalaureate |
Loyola Marymount University | 79% | 45.1% | 10,179 | $45,723 | R2 Research |
Occidental College | 81% | 44.2% | 1,881 | $39,329 | Baccalaureate |
Pacific Lutheran University | 69% | 78.0% | 2,797 | $21,370 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pacific Union College | 45% | 47.3% | 974 | $20,979 | Baccalaureate |
Pepperdine University | 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Regent University | 58% | 38.1% | 10,657 | $18,749 | Doctoral/Professional |
Santa Clara University | 88% | 48.0% | 9,728 | $50,959 | Doctoral/Professional |
Seattle Pacific University | 62% | 83.4% | 2,261 | $24,820 | Doctoral/Professional |
St Olaf College | 84% | 48.3% | 3,124 | $22,752 | Baccalaureate |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Redlands | 67% | 82.7% | 3,087 | $22,867 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of San Diego | 84% | 52.4% | 9,714 | $31,265 | R2 Research |
University of the Pacific | 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
Walla Walla University | 58% | 50.8% | 1,426 | $23,992 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Wheaton College | 85% | 87.4% | 2,874 | $26,984 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 69% | 71.3% | 3,395 | $26,217 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research at La Sierra University is dedicated to providing accurate and relevant data to support informed decision-making across the university community. Our mission is to enhance institutional effectiveness through data-driven insights that foster academic excellence and operational efficiency.
Visit IR office page- D. Karina KowarschDirector of the IR Office
- D. Karina KowarschChair
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni (13)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Yamileth Bazan
- Gary Chartier
- Patrick Crarey II
- Barbara De Angelis
- Bill Emmerson
- Earle Hilgert
- Frank Jobe
- Anthony León
- David Pendleton
- Katherine Siva Saubel
- Hope Anita Smith
- Perry Lee Wood Jr.
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