La Sierra University
School info
2.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
3
Food
2.2
Clubs
2.5
Facilities
3.2
Internet
2.9
Location
3.5
Opportunities
3.2
Safety
3.3
Social
2.6
Happiness
3.3
Basic Information
Location
- Riverside, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1922 (1922)
- Founder: Southeastern California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 70 undergraduate and over 20 graduate programs
Key Area
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- History
- Politics
- and Sociology
- Neuroscience
- Global Studies
- Legal Studies
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,609
- Undergraduates: 1,259
- Postgraduates: 514
- Academic Staff: Around 100 full-time faculty members
Notable Alumni
- Gary Chartier
- Barbara De Angelis
- Bill Emmerson
- Alison Rice
- Steve Hemenway
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Good reviews
Overall 4.7
GREAT GRAD PROGRAM!
Overall 4.5
Compared to other christian schools I have been, the food here "was" descent and recently they changed the director and got even better now.
Students started making coffee club, hispanic club, etc. made club more diverse and student voices were heard with having SALSU body.
One down side, is having no resting space for commuters, still on plan.
Overall 4.3
Its a great campus atmosphere is very nice!
Overall 4.3
Get involved as much as you can. There are many opportunities to serve yourself and your community! Seek out help when needed. C-SAS is a very good resource for academic help, especially if you need a 4-year plan. Go to Career Services if you're undecided or want more career options. Professors are your best networking tool. Eat Don Angel's food!
Overall 4.3
Best Campus EVER!
Overall 4.2
In the time i spent at LSU I loved it.
Overall 4.1
This school is a breath of fresh air & I'm so glad I went here. It is not often you will find a Christian University so diverse. Keep in mind this is a commuter campus, not a very social campus. As far as academics go, I have never seen such dedicated faculty in a campus ever. Easy classes & if difficult professors are dedicated to pass. (CS major)
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Pre Med club is an absolute joke here lol extremely cliquey and everyone is rude and stuck up. Students on the officer team will be rude to other students, very unorganized and say they’re only in it for the money. Lovely future doctors the university supports lol terrible students and the bio dept encourages them. Go to UCI, UCR, PUC, SAU etc
Overall 1
Absolutely horrible college for sure. I glad that I can finally transfer to a higher-ranked school. I hated every moment of here. Some professors in the bio department are good, but others are horrible. The advisors are horrible and some profs are not even real "professors". Please, I beg you, DO NOT COME TO THIS COLLEGE.
Overall 1
NOBODY will help you. Nobody does their job here! WASTE OF MONEY! They won't help you so you get stuck in their system and waste hundreds of thousands of dollars. They keep trying to make me take classes they don't offer any more in order to graduate. This school is a JOKE! Your "advisor" doesn't help either. Don't ever expect help.
Overall 1
DO NOT COME HERE! IT IS A SCAM!!! I really expected more from a CHRISTIAN university. Unfortunately, academic advisors are told to try to keep you more time so you pay more. Also, student life is miserably run. Dont believe me? Be my guest, go to this overpriced school then. I must say though, Loma Linda University is nice.
Overall 1.1
None.
Overall 1.4
The administration needs some replacing. Not most of the teachers, but specifically the woman's dean
Overall 1.8
None.
Overall 1.9
Where do I begin... Ok first off the food here is just terrible! A lot of the programs here that are not pre-health is just sad. If you came from the Seventh Day Adventist system, you're in for a pool of familiar faces that you'll get tired of by your 4th week at La Sierra.
Overall 2
Unless you're a sheltered Adventist kid that doesn't like to have fun, do not go here. Riverside is just not a place you'd want to be around and the school recycles the same food every week, which I found a NAIL in. The advisors are not trustworthy and the student life is nonexistent. The classes are also extremely hard for no reason. Don't bother
Overall 2
This school is only about making money. They do not care about their students. The faculty members, for the most part are awful and want to see the students failing instead of succeeding. Overall, I'm extremely disappointed with this school because they claim to care and they ignore you. The Psych and Bio department is the worst possible!