4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92515

Located in Riverside, CA, La Sierra University is a liberal arts institution that is rooted in the principles of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This California university's mission is to not only educate its students, but to also help them grow in faith so that they can become leaders in both the church and world communities.

La Sierra University is comprised of four schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, School of business, School of education, and School of Religion. Together, these schools offer dozens of bachelor's and graduate degree programs in areas ranging English and foreign languages to teacher education and bible studies. La Sierra University also offers over 30 pre-professional programs in areas that include medicine, law, dentistry, seminary, and veterinary medicine.

La Sierra University is a diverse community of learners who come from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. As a result, campus life is vibrant and engaging, with many individuals coming together to learn and grow together in faith.

Quick Facts:

La Sierra University was founded in 1922 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

There are over 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students at La Sierra University.

The student population at La Sierra University is 57% female and 43% male.

The student/faculty ratio at La Sierra University is 11 to 1.

La Sierra University's motto is "From Diversity, Community." US News & World Report has recognized this California University as having one of the most diverse campuses in the West.

There are more than 120 degree programs offered at La Sierra University.

A California State-designated arboretum, La Sierra University has more than 130 species of trees on its campus.

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