Academic Profile for 2024

Four Year Graduation Rate
34%

Six Year Graduation Rate
50%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
58%

Student to Faculty Ratio
10 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
76%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
282
students in 2020

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 5
6 To 15
16 To 25
26 To 50
51 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
1,248

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2021 school year

Students Total
1,351

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Weekend/evening college


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
04/30/1953 - Current
Accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
(La Sierra University - Union College)
09/01/1978 - Current
Accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
(La Sierra University - Criminal Justice Institute)
09/01/2010 - Current
Accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
(La Sierra University - Criminal Justice Program Rancho Cucamonga)
07/01/2013 - Current
Accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
(La Sierra University - Eisenhower Medical Center)
01/01/2015 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
[Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology]
01/15/2013 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
[Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology]
02/01/2010 - 06/01/2012
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1996 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
[Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology]
(Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
02/02/2016 - Current
Accredited

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