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Southern California Institute of Architecture Data & Information Overview

60% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Southern California Institute of Architecture, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Southern California Institute of Architecture Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

SCI-Arc was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SCI-Arc?

60% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Southern California Institute of Architecture you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 60%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to SCI-Arc submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern California Institute of Architecture  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southern California Institute of Architecture  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
SCI-Arc received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students.

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Southern California Institute of Architecture Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
67% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Southern California Institute of Architecture is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southern California Institute of Architecture is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  67 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southern California Institute of Architecture

77% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

Southern California Institute of Architecture has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
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100

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Southern California Institute of Architecture Undergraduate Student Diversity

248 Full-Time Undergraduates
29.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
37.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 249 undergraduates at SCI-Arc with 248 being full-time and 1 being part-time.

How Much Does Southern California Institute of Architecture Cost?

$14,174 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$22,000 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SCI-Arc is $14,174. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SCI-Arc, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SCI-Arc, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do SCI-Arc Graduates Make?

$71,909 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SCI-Arc with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $71,909 in their early years. This is good news for future SCI-Arc graduates since it is 46% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Southern California Institute of Architecture

California State
248 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Los Angeles, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for SCI-Arc are given below.

Contact Details
Address:960 E. 3Rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1822
Phone:213-613-2200
Website:www.sciarc.edu/

Southern California Institute of Architecture Majors

4 Majors With Completions
294 Undergraduate Degrees
294 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 4 majors graduated from Southern California Institute of Architecture. Of these students, 294 received undergraduate degrees and 294 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology125NA
Graphic Communications11NA
Educational Assessment6NA
Natural Resources Conservation5NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Southern California Institute of Architecture along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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