San Diego Christian College
Santee, CA · Private · Large suburb · SDCC
Private institution in Santee, CA · 91 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $49,766 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Average net price
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,871210th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,3001,247th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,3001,108th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,0571,212th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9411,228th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,7661,073rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,8481,232nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 23.5%1,873rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 12.7%1,819th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.8%452nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 911,996th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 16.1%1,878th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (SAN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 16 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,600 | $29,685 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,967 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to San Diego Christian College’s 91 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Design Institute of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 92 undergrads
- Northcentral UniversitySan Diego, CA · 98 undergrads
- San Diego Global Knowledge UniversitySan Diego, CA · 98 undergrads
- Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, CA · 78 undergrads
- California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA · 105 undergrads
- Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, CA · 107 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · 91 undergrads
- Saint Joseph Seminary CollegeSt. Benedict, LA · 91 undergrads
- Universidad Central Del CaribeBayamon, PR · 90 undergrads
- Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA · 89 undergrads
- Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, NY · 93 undergrads
- Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell, NJ · 93 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesdcc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 112084)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Design Institute of San DiegoSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: San Diego Christian College vs Design Institute of San DiegoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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