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La Sierra University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Riverside, CA
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,155
Men / Women 42% / 58%
Hispanic 45%
Asian 15%
White 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 42%
Life & Natural Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 22%
Arts 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,710
Est. Cost of Attendance $51,459
10-Year ROI $142,000
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #485
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #559
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #579
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 4 #554
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 179 32% / 68% 6% $52,680
Computer Science 6 83% / 17% 17%
Biochemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology 3 33% / 67% 0% $55,900
Biomedical Sciences 18 44% / 56% 17% $55,900
Clinical Laboratory Science 13 23% / 77% 8%
Exercise Science 13 46% / 54% 0%
Health and Wellness 1 100% / 0% 100%
Maternal and Child Health 1 0% / 100% 0%
Neurobiology and Behavior 1 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 5 0% / 100% 20%
Pre-Medicine 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,719
Public Health
Economics 1 0% / 100% 100%
Health Administration 2 100% / 0% 0%
Health Services Administration 5 20% / 80% 20%
Archaeology
Communication 2 0% / 100% 0%
Community Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Creative Writing 4 25% / 75% 0%
Criminal Justice 52 23% / 77% 0% $53,241
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies
History 5 80% / 20% 0%
Liberal Arts 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Psychology 12 42% / 58% 0% $45,435
Public Relations 4 50% / 50% 0%
Radio and Television
Religion 1 0% / 100% 100%
Social Work 8 25% / 75% 12% $52,199
Sociology
Social Studies Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Art 1 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 1 0% / 100% 0%
Film Production 1 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Graphic Design 4 25% / 75% 0%
Music 3 0% / 100% 0%
Photography 1 0% / 100% 0%
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Studio Art 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 41 49% / 51% 15% $49,915
Accounting 2 50% / 50% 0%
Business Administration 15 +8 53% / 47% 20% $49,915
Finance 8 +2 62% / 38% 38%
General Business 1 100% / 0% 0%
Human Resource Management 3 33% / 67% 0%
International Business
Marketing 12 +8 33% / 67% 0%