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Southern California Institute of Architecture

Los Angeles, CA · Private · Large city · SCI-Arc · SCIA

Private institution in Los Angeles, CA · 236 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $71,909 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
$37,5351,867th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,5641,852nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,5641,850th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$67,0141,780th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
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Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,909247th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,274408th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.0%418th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.1%560th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
82.7%983rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2361,837th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.2%1,641st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 12 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
$85
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Architecturebachelors$46,673$46,790
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecturebachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern California Institute of Architecture’s 236 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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