Southern California Seminary
Private College in El Cajon, CA. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $39,607.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $39,607, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 50% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 50% finish inside six years. Retention is weak: only 0% of full-time first-years return, so roughly nine in ten leave after one year. With 50% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. At 9:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 32 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. About 56% get grants averaging $6,369, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 41% of students.
Federal student loans went to 13 of these 32 students, totalling $86,014 — an average of $6,616 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Diego 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)