by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at La Sierra University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does La Sierra deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from La Sierra University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at La Sierra University, 99% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 257 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $27,646 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 98% | $20,611 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $5,530 |
| State/local grants | 49% | $7,617 |
| Federal student loans | 58% | $5,159 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At La Sierra, roughly 93% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $22,678 (across approximately 1138 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $22,678 |
| Federal Pell grants | 47% | $5,388 |
| Federal student loans | 59% | $6,408 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,893.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,079 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $24,170 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,908 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $45,566 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $26,217 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit La Sierra’s official net price calculator: lasierra.edu/sfs/scholarships/.
A typical borrower at La Sierra leaves with $18,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at La Sierra.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,668 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $31,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $42,666 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,404 |
| Middle income | $19,629 |
| High income | $15,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $20,463 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $18,042 |
| Independent students | $24,781 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at La Sierra.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at La Sierra:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9821 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $235,512,407 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $200,046 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $16,671 |
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