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Southern California Institute of Architecture Overview

Located in Los Angeles, California, Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Los Angeles makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Southern California Institute of Architecture Known For?

49 Undergraduate Awards

60% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at SCI-Arc is the master's degree.
In a recent academic period67% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SCI-Arc makes roughly $71,909 a year. This is 76% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Southern California Institute of Architecture?

Contact details for SCI-Arc are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	960 E. 3Rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1822
Phone:	213-613-2200
Website:	www.sciarc.edu

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How Do I Get Into SCI-Arc?

You can apply to SCI-Arc online at: www.sciarc.edu/

Admission Requirements for SCI-Arc

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCI-Arc?

60% Acceptance Rate

55% Of Accepted Are Women

18% Submit SAT Scores

SCI-Arc has an acceptance rate of 60%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to SCI-Arc submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern California Institute of Architecture ( 490 to 590 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Southern California Institute of Architecture ( 530 to 640 )

200

800

SCI-Arc received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Southern California Institute of Architecture?

7% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SCI-Arc, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

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Southern California Institute of Architecture Undergraduate Student Diversity

248 Full-Time Undergraduates

38% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 249 undergraduate students at SCI-Arc, with 248 being full-time and 1 being part-time.

There are also 232 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 248 full-time undergraduates at SCI-Arc, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern California Institute of Architecture students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	35
International Students	141
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Southern California Institute of Architecture. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at SCI-Arc. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Southern California Institute of Architecture Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Architectural Sciences & Technology	49	72	121
Graphic Communications	0	19	19
Urban & Regional Planning	0	8	8
Natural Resources Conservation	0	7	7
Educational Assessment	0	5	5
TOTAL	49	111	160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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