Student Population at La Sierra

How many students at La Sierra? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,574 students have enrolled in La Sierra University with 1,226 undergraduate and 348 graduate students.

By gender, 639 male and 935 female students are attending the school.

It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (2,040 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Student Population by Gender

La Sierra University has a total of 1,574 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,226 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 348 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 639 male and 935 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,574	1,226	348
Men	639	514	125
Women	935	712	223

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 193 White, 133 Black, and 225 Asian students out of a total of 1,574 are attending at La Sierra University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

La Sierra University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	3	3
Asian	225	112	113
Black	133	62	71
Hispanic	747	235	512
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	22	8	14
White	193	100	93
Two or more races	98	43	55
Race Unknown	9	3	6

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	4	2	2
Asian	199	101	98
Black	84	43	41
Hispanic	616	206	410
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	19	6	13
White	129	70	59
Two or more races	87	39	48
Race Unknown	8	2	6

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	26	11	15
Black	49	19	30
Hispanic	131	29	102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	2	1
White	64	30	34
Two or more races	11	4	7
Race Unknown	1	1	0

Student Age Distribution

By age, La Sierra has 96 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,249 students under 25 years old, and 361 students over 25 years old out of 1,611 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 96 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. La Sierra has 1,162 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 81 students aged 25 and over.

It has 87 graduate students aged under 25 and 280 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	96	58	38
18-19	480	291	189
20-21	402	236	166
22-24	271	141	130
25-29	130	69	61
30-34	63	37	26
35-39	35	21	14
40-49	85	50	35
50-64	46	32	14
Over 65	2	2	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	96	58	38
18-19	479	291	188
20-21	394	231	163
22-24	193	88	105
25-29	40	18	22
30-34	16	9	7
35-39	6	5	1
40-49	11	6	5
50-64	7	3	4
Over 65	1	1	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	8	5	3
22-24	78	53	25
25-29	90	51	39
30-34	47	28	19
35-39	29	16	13
40-49	74	44	30
50-64	39	29	10
Over 65	1	1	0

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At La Sierra University, 66 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	1,574	66
Undergraduate	1,226	6
Graduate	348	60

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	-	-	-
Undergraduate	-	-	-
Graduate	-	-	-

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,226 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 149 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.15%.141 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	928
Transfer-in Full-time	141
Regular Part-time	149
Transfer-in Part-time	8

La Sierra Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend La Sierra?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,574 students are enrolled at La Sierra.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at La Sierra?

1,226 undergraduate and 348 graduate students are enrolled at La Sierra.

What is the gender breakdown at La Sierra?

639 male (40.60%) and 935 female (59.40%) students are attending La Sierra.

What is the international student enrollment at La Sierra?

141 international students (8.96%) are enrolled at La Sierra, including 80 undergraduate and 61 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at La Sierra?

La Sierra has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 193 White (12.26%), 133 Black (8.45%), and 225 Asian (14.29%) students are enrolled.

How many students at La Sierra are under 18 or over 65?

96 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.

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