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Riverside, California · Private · 1,116 undergrads

La Sierra University has 1,116 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 44 fields of study. The most degrees go to Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.

The short answers

1,116
undergraduates.
367
graduate students.
44
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
251
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
40%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
1,116
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
367
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,611
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
40%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
21.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$61,768

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
52%
AsianCollege Scorecard
17%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
9.3%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
7.6%
BlackCollege Scorecard
7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.8%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.2%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
251
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
100
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
7
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
52

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Quarter
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers