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Southern California Institute of Technology is a for-profit located in Anaheim, California. Southern California Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Southern California Institute of Technology is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $35,953 10 years after enrolling, 102nd in California, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern California Institute of Technology bachelor students earn 31% less than the national average.
Southern California Institute of Technology’s median net annual cost of $27,063 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Southern California Institute of Technology sorted by number of graduates - Electrical Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Computer Science - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$27,063
Average years to graduate
4.1
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 80% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Southern California Institute of Technology is 13% higher than the state average, and 14% above the average for all special focus four-year: engineering and other technology-related schools in the country.
At Southern California Institute of Technology, Pell Grant recipients represent 68% of the measured graduating class, 33% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern California Institute of Technology graduates within 4.1 years.
Southern California Institute of Technology is in the top 5% 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 Technology’s economic mobility score of 6.1 is calculated by adjusting the 12.06 economic score of lower-income students by the 68% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern California Institute of Technology’s EMS of 6.1 ranks in the bottom 10% 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 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern California Institute of Technology pays $27,063 a year, $-7,173 less than the $19,890 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 $27,063
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern California Institute of Technology, 94% 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 $27,063 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,740. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$10,279
Pell grants
$4,947
State grants
$3,009
Institutional grants
$1,687
Full time
100%
83%
Female
4%
59%
First time
99%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
62%
35%
White
18%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
58%
15%
Asian
10%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
2%
0.3%
Other
7%
12%