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Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, CA · CDS 20222023 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
56.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
45.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$50,600
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,232

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates445
Total all graduate10
Grand total all students455

Admissions

Total applicants498
Total admitted282
Total enrolled129
Overall admit rate56.6%
Admit rate — women54.6%
Admit rate — men61.3%
Yield rate45.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/1
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT38.0%
% submitting ACT2.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile550
SAT EBRW 75th %ile660
SAT Math 25th %ile690
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile26
ACT Comp 75th %ile27
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$34,382
Tuition — out-of-state$34,382
Required fees$2,326
Room and board$13,892
Total cost — in-state$50,600
Total cost — out-of-state$50,600

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$28,736
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,769
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,232

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist126
# admitted from waitlist35
Waitlist admit rate39.8%
Transfer applicants (total)0
Transfer admit rate

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time64.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)43.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$18,260Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)89.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)88.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate91.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$53,646Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant18.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan37.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white11.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international55.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian24.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities100.0%