Adventis HigherEducation

[Gregory Matthews]

The Ju;y 2026 issue of the Recorder contains an article by Darla M. Tucker that mentions that La Sierra  University has been rated high in educational quality  by the 2026 Forbes Evaluation of U.S. colleges and Universities.  The comment was accurate, as far as it went.  In short it was selective.  It would have been much better journalism if it had more fully reported on the SDA colleges in general, and not confined its reporting to one issue and one school.  The following aspects of the Forbes report shows that our colleges are in deep trouble.    Our members need to understand and deal with the entire reality.

 

 

The 2026 Forbes rankings of Adventist institutions from most to least financially healthy: 

• La Sierra University – B+ with a GPA of 3.32
• Walla Walla University – B with a GPA of 3.00
• Adventist Health University – C+ with a GPA of 2.45
• Southwestern Adventist University – C+ with a GPA of 2.35
• Southern Adventist University – C+ with a GPA of 2.31
• Andrews University – C with a GPA of 2.01
• Kettering College – C- with a GPA of 1.97
• Union Adventist University – C- with a GPA of 1.79
• Washington Adventist University – D with a GPA of 1.57
• Oakwood University – D with a GPA of 1.32
• Pacific Union College – D with a GPA of 1.30

 

• From a June 12, 2026 article in Spectrum:

 

https://spectrummagazine.org/news/la-sierra-and-walla-walla-universities-top-list-of-us-adventist-higher-ed-finance-rankings/