Southern California Institute of Technology
Anaheim, CA · For-profit · Large city · SCIT · Southern California Institute of Education
For-profit institution in Anaheim, CA · 533 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $53,598 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Pell Grant share
- Top 7%Median graduate debt
- Top 11%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 12%Median earnings, 6 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
- $27,7351,625th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,5151,133rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,515884th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,8351,065th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,798131st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,598875th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,630237th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.4%230th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%603rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.5%1,148th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5331,660th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 71.2%116th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 27 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,221 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,512 | $58,673 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | $45,529 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern California Institute of Technology’s 533 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA · 539 undergrads
- Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA · 549 undergrads
- Golden Gate UniversitySan Francisco, CA · 550 undergrads
- Angeles CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 484 undergrads
- Teachers College of San JoaquinStockton, CA · 585 undergrads
- Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, CA · 480 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bushnell UniversityEugene, OR · 533 undergrads
- Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY · 533 undergrads
- Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 533 undergrads
- Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, NE · 534 undergrads
- United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · 532 undergrads
- Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, MI · 531 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitescitech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 399869)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Thomas Aquinas CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Southern California Institute of Technology vs Thomas Aquinas CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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