Southern California Seminary
El Cajon, CA · Private · Large suburb · SCS
Private institution in El Cajon, CA · 30 undergraduates · $39,607 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,7201,074th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,720762nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,6071,621st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,0141,025th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 302,091st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.1%1,082nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 17 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern California Seminary’s 30 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Berkeley School of TheologyBerkeley, CA · 28 undergrads
- Alhambra Medical UniversityAlhambra, CA · 35 undergrads
- Haven UniversityGarden Grove, CA · 22 undergrads
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in AmericaSanta Fe Springs, CA · 38 undergrads
- California Jazz ConservatoryBerkeley, CA · 20 undergrads
- Palo Alto UniversityPalo Alto, CA · 19 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Indian Bible CollegeFlagstaff, AZ · 30 undergrads
- Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH · 29 undergrads
- Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA · 31 undergrads
- Conception Seminary CollegeConception, MO · 32 undergrads
- Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC · 28 undergrads
- Mount Angel SeminarySaint Benedict, OR · 28 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesocalsem.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 117575)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Berkeley School of TheologySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Southern California Seminary vs Berkeley School of TheologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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