La Sierra University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,062
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 87%
From Region 2%
Athletes 237 (22.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 53%
Asian 14%
White 9%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 2%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 175 37% 11% 17% 6% 46% 6% $54,843 3 -0.78 37 94%
Computer Science 4 — 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $86,480 8 -1.13 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,241 11 -0.90 56 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 0% 20% 0% 20% 0% $63,509 16 -0.71 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology — — — — — — — — $62,989 15 -0.76 58 — — — — —
Biology 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% $65,276 44 -0.14 63 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 16 +1 56% 6% 19% 0% 50% 12% $65,276 31 -0.38 63 94% — — — —
Computational Biology 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $62,969 15 -0.76 58 — — — — —
Neurobiology and Behavior 4 — 25% 0% 0% 25% 50% 0% $61,237 21 -0.50 54 — — — — —
Neuroscience 3 — 33% 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% $61,718 21 -0.46 55 — — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,106 15 -0.84 38 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 8 — 50% 0% 38% 0% 38% 0% $61,736 4 -1.43 55 — — — — —
Exercise Science 9 — 56% 22% 22% 0% 44% 0% $63,658 61 +0.22 60 96% — — — —
Health and Wellness — — — — — — — — $57,712 16 -0.74 45 — — — — —
Maternal and Child Health — — — — — — — — $54,366 10 -0.97 36 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine — — — — — — — — $48,115 5 -1.39 20 96% — — — —
Public Health 4 — 0% 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% $55,431 16 -0.90 39 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $60,640 2 -1.40 52 — — — — —
Health Administration 6 — 50% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $57,760 24 -0.44 45 — — — — —
Health Services Administration 6 +1 33% 17% 17% 0% 33% 33% $54,821 17 -0.59 37 — — — — —
Archaeology — — — — — — — — $49,287 18 -0.75 22 — — — — —
Creative Writing 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $45,498 16 -0.84 14 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $46,310 19 -0.74 16 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $48,342 13 -0.86 20 — — — — —
History 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,500 14 -0.82 20 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 6 — 17% 33% 0% 17% 50% 0% $45,628 5 -1.12 14 86% — — — —
Religion 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $50,796 48 -0.00 26 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,075 19 -0.80 22 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $52,105 16 -0.91 29 — — — — —
Community Psychology — — — — — — — — $49,872 21 -0.79 24 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,818 12 -0.78 45 — — — — —
Psychology 8 +1 75% 12% 25% 12% 25% 0% $47,048 6 -1.22 17 100% — — — —
Public Relations 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $57,296 8 -1.31 44 — — — — —
Radio and Television — — — — — — — — $52,085 16 -0.91 29 — — — — —
Social Work 8 — 0% 12% 0% 25% 50% 0% $61,546 94 +0.98 55 97% — — — —
Sociology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,746 16 -0.74 21 — — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,321 21 -0.67 22 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $50,588 14 -0.82 25 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $35,659 7 -1.20 4 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications — — — — — — — — $40,826 3 -1.50 7 — — — — —
Film Production 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,822 4 -1.79 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $36,964 4 -1.76 4 — — — — —
Graphic Design 5 — 20% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $40,789 3 -1.50 7 — — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,131 4 -1.47 8 — — — — —
Music 6 — 0% 0% 17% 17% 33% 17% $36,314 9 -1.12 4 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% $36,792 10 -1.07 4 — — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $37,149 4 -1.25 4 — — — — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting — — — — — — — — $36,411 13 -0.89 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $36,381 8 -1.12 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 41 — 39% 5% 0% 2% 90% 0% $52,162 10 -1.07 30 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 49 69% 18% 12% 12% 37% 8% $56,208 4 -1.50 41 98%
Accounting 5 +1 80% 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% $52,834 0 -2.21 31 84% — — — —
Business Administration 22 +7 68% 23% 9% 9% 45% 5% $61,735 12 -0.83 55 100% — — — —
Finance 8 +5 88% 12% 12% 25% 38% 12% $61,870 1 -1.28 55 — — — — —
General Business — — — — — — — — $55,703 3 -1.14 39 — — — — —
Human Resource Management 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% 33% $54,977 3 -1.51 37 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $53,481 2 -1.33 33 — — — — —
Marketing 11 +13 64% 18% 18% 9% 27% 0% $42,908 0 -2.70 10 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,707
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.1% 63 63% 16% 17% 10% 33% 11% $56,365 2 -1.31 41 98% —
Professional 18.3% 41 39% 5% 0% 2% 90% 0% $52,162 5 -1.07 30 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 32 47% 3% 25% 3% 38% 9% $64,089 33 -0.44 61 94% —
Health Sciences 9.4% 21 43% 10% 29% 0% 43% 5% $61,359 5 -0.62 54 96% —
Arts 8.9% 20 20% 15% 20% 5% 25% 20% $37,835 4 -1.32 5 — —
Social Sciences 8.9% 20 30% 10% 10% 25% 35% 0% $54,495 32 -0.30 36 98% —
Humanities 7.1% 16 25% 19% 25% 12% 38% 0% $46,722 8 -0.83 17 86% —
Computer Science 1.8% 4 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $86,480 12 -1.13 88 — —
Education 1.3% 3 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,321 20 -0.67 22 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,106 27 -0.84 38 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,241 8 -0.90 56 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $1.3M #211 88% $0 2 #413 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #354 0% $0 2 #308 — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #313 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #539 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.2M #485 53% $0 4 #525 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 53 $518K $518K $0
Soccer 32 $313K $313K $0
Basketball 21 $318K $318K $0
Cross Country 6 $42K $42K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 1 $1K $1K $0
Total 107 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 41 $401K $401K $0
Volleyball 33 $292K $292K $0
Soccer 32 $277K $277K $0
Basketball 24 $333K $333K $0
Cross Country 7 $38K $38K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 1 $1K $1K $0
Total 130 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 64 $590K $590K $0
Baseball 53 $518K $518K $0
Basketball 45 $651K $651K $0
Softball 41 $401K $401K $0
Volleyball 33 $292K $292K $0
Cross Country 13 $81K $81K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 2 $2K $2K $0
Total 237 $2.9M $2.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional