Southern California
Institute of Technology
For-profit College in Anaheim, CA. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $53,598.
Ten years after entry, the median Southern California Institute of Technology student earns $53,598 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 63%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $10,798, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.20 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Southern California Institute of Technology accepts 74% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. Only 155 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 92% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 63%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 527 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $31,486 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. Income makes less difference than usual: $32,031 at $0–30k, $37,884 at $110k+. About 62% get grants averaging $5,812, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 63% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 484 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $32,031 |
| $30–48k | $34,165 |
| $48–75k | $34,275 |
| $75–110k | $35,453 |
| $110k+ | $37,884 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 330 of these 527 students, totalling $2,521,917 — an average of $7,642 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)