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La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is La Sierra University?

Contact details for La Sierra are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505-8247
Phone:	951-785-2000
Website:	lasierra.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/LaSierraU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/lasierranews

Can I Afford La Sierra?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at La Sierra paid $942 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$33,912	$33,912
Fees	$990	$990
Books and Supplies	$1,350	$1,350
On Campus Room and Board	$11,325	$11,325
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,886	$4,886

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 1.3%. 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.

La Sierra University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,351 undergraduate students at La Sierra, with 1,144 being full-time and 207 being part-time.

There are also 387 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,144 full-time undergraduates at La Sierra, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of La Sierra University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	190
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	527
White	125
International Students	154
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at La Sierra University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at La Sierra. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at La Sierra University

In 2020-2021, 1,738 students took at least one online class at the school.

Online Growth Rankings of La Sierra

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at La Sierra University was 12.5%. This is the #1,138 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at La Sierra regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.