Soka University of America

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Soka University of America

Soka University of America operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Aliso Viejo, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 484 students of which 469 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Soka University of America is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 43.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,440 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,260, with published in-state tuition of $38,728 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,650, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 89.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 90.5%. Graduates earn a median of $55,017 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,696 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 8200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.