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Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, CA · Private · Large suburb · SUA · Soka

Private institution in Aliso Viejo, CA · 464 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $55,017 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$21,4461,221st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,4501,559th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,4501,517th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,7581,546th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$15,650353rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,017790th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,6961,045th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.9%116th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.3%186th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.5%588th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1360128th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4641,700th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.9%1,846th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 47 mi (LAX)

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.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$24,532$30,228

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $472,500 (M $226,000 · W $246,500)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Soka University of America’s 464 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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