Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
La Sierra University requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 287 first-time undergrad students enrolled at La Sierra University. Among these students, 71 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 7 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1010
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1801 admitted students 71 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
25%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 880-1140. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 460 and 570, while 25% scored below 460 and another 25% scored above 570.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 420 and 570, while 25% scored below 420 and 25% achieved a score of 570. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1010 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to La Sierra University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 20% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
460-570 -
Math
420-570
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1801 admitted students 7 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
2%
Similar to the SAT, La Sierra University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 2% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
19-27 -
Math
15-22 -
Composite
18-28
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in La Sierra University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, La Sierra University received a total of 2,726 applications. These applications included 874 male applicants and 1,852 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,726 applicants, La Sierra University admitted 1,801 students. Among the admitted students, there were 555 males and 1,246 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 287 students chose to enroll at La Sierra University. This means that 287 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 124 were male and 163 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, La Sierra University had an overall acceptance rate of 66% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. La Sierra University had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 13%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for La Sierra University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
La Sierra University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at La Sierra University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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