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Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private located in Los Angeles, California. Southern California Institute of Architecture is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southern California Institute of Architecture is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $71,946 10 years after enrolling, 20th in California, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern California Institute of Architecture bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Southern California Institute of Architecture is ranked 76th in California.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.6 years. 83% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern California Institute of Architecture is 16% higher than the state average, and 25% above the average for all special focus four-year: other special focus institutions in the country.
At Southern California Institute of Architecture, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern California Institute of Architecture graduates within 5.3 years.
Southern California Institute of Architecture is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southern California Institute of Architecture’s economic mobility score of 11.47 is calculated by adjusting the 3.55 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern California Institute of Architecture’s EMS of 11.47 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern California Institute of Architecture pays $49,091 a year, $3,387 less than the $52,478 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $49,091
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern California Institute of Architecture, 26% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $49,091 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 7% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $18,000. This is 47% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,250
Pell grants
$5,487
State grants
$9,084
Institutional grants
$25,314
Southern California Institute of Architecture's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 65% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 424 applicants, of which 275 were admitted and 30 enrolled. Southern California Institute of Architecture has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
42%
59%
First time
49%
59%
In-state
N/A
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
14%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
10%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
59%
12%