La Sierra University

Riverside, CA
4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505-8247
951-785-2000

La Sierra University is a private university located in Riverside, California. The university is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. The university has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students.

La Sierra University was founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, a junior college and high school. The academy was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in order to provide higher education to Adventist youth. The academy was renamed La Sierra College in 1925 and began offering four-year degrees in 1927. The college was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 1962. In 1967, the college was renamed La Sierra University.

The university offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduate programs include business, education, engineering, nursing, and liberal arts. Graduate programs include business, education, nursing, and theology. The university also offers a variety of online programs.

La Sierra University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The university is also accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 1993

Acceptance Rate: 56.97%

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://lasierra.edu/

Financial Aid: https://lasierra.edu/sfs/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $47011

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $47011

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at La Sierra University is $174707.36. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at La Sierra University. For graduates of La Sierra University, we saw an average early-career income of $55600.00 and mid-career income of $90300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.