La Sierra University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for La Sierra University

La Sierra University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Riverside, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,116 students of which 1,413 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. La Sierra University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $45,566, with published in-state tuition of $37,710 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.3%. Graduates earn a median of $61,824 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,617 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 102600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.