Southern California Institute of Architecture Graduate Schools

Southern California Institute of Architecture (referred to as SCI-Arc) is a Private, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA. It is classified as a Other special-focus institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern California Institute of Architecture is $50,890 in average. The school has 257 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 507 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1995 - Current).

SCI-Arc Directory Information
School Name	Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Address	960 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1822
Phone	213-613-2200
Web	https://www.sciarc.edu
Online Application	https://www.sciarc.edu
Financial Info	https://www.sciarc.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern California Institute of Architecture is $50,890 in average. The school has 257 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 507 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$50,890
Student Population	257
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	5 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern California Institute of Architecture is $50,890 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,557.

Southern California Institute of Architecture offers the alternative tuition plans.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Not Offered
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Southern California Institute of Architecture is $50,890. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.82% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$43,760	$1,200
2019-2020	$45,292	$1,200
2020-2021	$46,878	$850
2021-2022	$47,816	$1,200
2022-2023	$49,490	$1,400

The graduate school tuition & fees of SCI-Arc is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern California Institute of Architecture	$50,890
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $24,720. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.15% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,800	$9,580
2019-2020	$13,200	$8,150
2020-2021	$13,440	$9,150
2021-2022	$13,440	$11,000
2022-2023	$13,440	$11,280

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,557 at Southern California Institute of Architecture. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.80% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,325
2019-2020	$1,374
2020-2021	$1,422
2021-2022	$1,500
2022-2023	$1,557

Graduate Programs at SCI-Arc

Southern California Institute of Architecture offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 106 students have completed their study at Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Offered Degrees at Southern California Institute of Architecture
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	0	106
Total	4	0	106

The most popular program at Southern California Institute of Architecture is the Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology program and last year 103 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Southern California Institute of Architecture
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	103	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	87	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	14	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	14	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	5	-

Southern California Institute of Architecture offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 106 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	87 completers	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	87	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	14	-
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	5	-
	Total	106

Graduate Student Population at SCI-Arc

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 266 students enrolled into Southern California Institute of Architecture graduate schools where it has total 507 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 265 full-time and 1 part-time graduate students. By gender, 151 male and 115 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	266	151	115
Full-time	265	150	115
Part-tme	1	1	0

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 69 White (25.94%), 10 Black/African American (3.76%), 17 Hispanic (6.39%), 14 Asian (5.26%), and 156 students with other races. 144 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	266	151	115
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	14	6	8
Black/African American	10	6	4
Hispanic	17	11	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	69	43	26
Two More	5	2	3
Un-Known	5	4	1
Non-resident Alien	144	78	66

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern California Institute of Architecture. 105 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.47% of total students), 1 students are aged above 50 (0.38%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern California Institute of Architecture.