Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, California · Also known as Soka; SUA · Website
$55,017
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,017
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Soka University of America is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Aliso Viejo, California with 484 undergraduates and 11 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,260 a year (tuition and fees $38,728). It admits 43% of applicants and 92% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,017 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,650 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,260
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,728
US median $11,837
Admission rate
43%
US median 78%
Completion rate
92%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,650
About $166 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,017
Rank 1,103 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,260
- Tuition and fees
- $38,728
- Cost of attendance
- $55,064
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,020
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,619
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,049
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,724
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,940
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,642 in 2015-16 to $38,728 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1,440
- SAT reading, middle
- 603
- SAT math, middle
- 700
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 484
- Graduate students
- 11
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 92%
- Retention rate
- 90%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 2
- Endowment
- $1.5B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,103 of 5,094 US colleges and 136 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,260 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,728 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 43% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 92% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 90% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,650 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,696 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,017 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $18,750 | $19,776 | $52,896 | $53,072 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Aliso Viejo and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Soka University of America cost?
$18,260 a year is the average net price at Soka University of America after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,728, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,064. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,020 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Soka University of America?
43% of applicants are admitted to Soka University of America. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,440 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Soka University of America graduates earn?
$55,017 a year is the median pay of former Soka University of America students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,696 after 6 years). That ranks 1,103 of 5,094 US colleges and 136 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's) at $19,776.
How much student debt do Soka University of America graduates have?
$15,650 is the median federal student loan debt of Soka University of America graduates, about $166 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Soka University of America?
92% of first-time, full-time students at Soka University of America finish within 6 years. 90% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Soka University of America?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (98 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (4 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.