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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Loma Linda University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Loma Linda, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,210 students in fall 2024, including 1,024 undergraduates and 3,186 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Seventh Day Adventist.

Loma Linda University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 98 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Registered Nursing, and Dentistry. It awarded 1,415 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Key figures

4,210
Students enrolled
1,415
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
98
Programs and majors
3:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 98

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 68
Psychology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 11
Education 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Social Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
293
Associate degrees
56
Master's degrees
365
Doctoral degrees (research)
191
Professional doctorates
406
Other doctoral degrees
28
Certificates under 1 year
11
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
5
Postbaccalaureate certificates
25
Post-master's certificates
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,210
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,024
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,186
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,962
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,449
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,513
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
24%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Religious affiliation
Seventh Day Adventist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit

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