Southern California Institute of Architecture Ranking Badges

SCI-Arc earned 4 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 170 in Most Focused for Architectural Sciences, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 4 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 0
Highest placement: #2 of 170, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 39
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Southern California Institute of Architecture Earned?

Southern California Institute of Architecture holds 4 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	1
Total	4

What Is Southern California Institute of Architecture Known For?

Southern California Institute of Architecture is best known for Architecture/Urban Planning: 2 of its 4 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Architectural Sciences, Educational Assessment and Graphic Communications.

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 1%
Architectural Sciences
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Graphic Communications
Most Focused		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Educational Assessment
Most Focused		✓

How Does Southern California Institute of Architecture Rank for Veterans?

Southern California Institute of Architecture earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,053 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Southern California Institute of Architecture appears in 39 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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