La Sierra University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

La Sierra University is a private, non-profit organization located in Riverside, California, United States. It was established in 1922 as La Sierra College. The campus spreads across an area of 100 acres of lush landscape. The University offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. La Sierra University is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Religion

The official mascot of La Sierra University is the Golden Eagle. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones are Gamma Tau, Pre Dental Society, Pre Medical Society, Research Society, SAS, SALSU, SIFE and TriBeta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, business and management, science, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

La Sierra participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,899 in 2009-2010 (1,686 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 68% of enrolled students and graduate students are 32%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

La Sierra provides on-campus housing for 850 of its 1,686 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 10 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

La Sierra offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (130 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (49 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Music Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (42 awarded)

• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biophysics
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• School Psychology