Southern California Institute of Architecture
Los Angeles, California · Also known as SCI-Arc · Website
$71,909
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,909
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 236 undergraduates and 181 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,923 a year (tuition and fees $56,162). It admits 77% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,909 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,923
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$56,162
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$71,909
Rank 338 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
- $43,923
- Tuition and fees
- $56,162
- Cost of attendance
- $71,612
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $36,824
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $38,430
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $66,362
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 $43,334 in 2015-16 to $56,162 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
- 77%
- SAT reading, middle
- 625
- SAT math, middle
- 670
- Undergraduates
- 236
- Graduate students
- 181
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 8
- Endowment
- $6.80M
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 338 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,923 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $56,162 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,274 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,909 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,074 |
| Graphic CommunicationsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,914 |
| ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | $78,626 | $74,139 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Southern California Institute of Architecture cost?
$43,923 a year is the average net price at Southern California Institute of Architecture after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $56,162, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,612. Families earning under $30,000 pay $36,824 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern California Institute of Architecture?
77% of applicants are admitted to Southern California Institute of Architecture. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Southern California Institute of Architecture graduates earn?
$71,909 a year is the median pay of former Southern California Institute of Architecture students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,274 after 6 years). That ranks 338 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at Southern California Institute of Architecture?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Southern California Institute of Architecture finish within 6 years. 91% 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 Southern California Institute of Architecture?
Architectural Sciences and Technology (72 master's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (49 bachelor's graduates), Graphic Communications (19 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 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.