Southern California Seminary
El Cajon, California · Website
$39,607
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,607
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern California Seminary is a private nonprofit 4-year college in El Cajon, California with 32 undergraduates and 129 graduate students. 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,607 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$19,080
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$39,607
Rank 2,762 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $19,080
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
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 $14,244 in 2015-16 to $19,080 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 32
- Graduate students
- 129
- Part-time students
- 69%
- Women
- 28%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 14
- Endowment
- $116K
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation, Open admission
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 2,762 of 5,094 US colleges and 300 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $19,080 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,014 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,607 | $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. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineProfessional | Professional | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineProfessional | Professional | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesProfessional | Professional | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,192 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | - | - | - | Withheld | $76,812 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,878 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of El Cajon and California on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Southern California Seminary?
Southern California Seminary has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southern California Seminary graduates earn?
$39,607 a year is the median pay of former Southern California Seminary students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,014 after 6 years). That ranks 2,762 of 5,094 US colleges and 300 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at Southern California Seminary?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Southern California Seminary finish within 6 years. 0% 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 Seminary?
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (7 master's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (4 bachelor's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (4 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 14 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.