La Sierra University
Riverside, CA · Private · Large city · LSU
Private institution in Riverside, CA · 1,155 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $61,824 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Pell Grant share
- Top 25%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 25%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,2171,560th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,9101,511th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,9101,462nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,3651,459th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,824480th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,6171,051st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.1%496th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 82.4%553rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.3%1,339th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1551,276th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.3%438th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 52 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDJan 1
- RDJul 29
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,281 | $29,751 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,409 | $16,478 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,119 | $26,933 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ArcheologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $22,771 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $974,705 (M $462,111 · W $512,594)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to La Sierra University’s 1,155 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA · 1,178 undergrads
- Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,191 undergrads
- Reach UniversityOakland, CA · 1,226 undergrads
- Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,077 undergrads
- Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA · 1,242 undergrads
- California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · 1,023 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD · 1,156 undergrads
- Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · 1,154 undergrads
- Saint Michael's CollegeColchester, VT · 1,157 undergrads
- Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA · 1,153 undergrads
- Lasell UniversityNewton, MA · 1,152 undergrads
- Nichols CollegeDudley, MA · 1,152 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelasierra.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 117627)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Dominican University of CaliforniaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: La Sierra University vs Dominican University of CaliforniaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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