unitid 399911 · Aliso Viejo, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Soka University of America
- enrollment 2023
- 462
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
43%
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
484
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
20%
undergrads on Pell grants
21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
92%
finish within 150% time
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$55,064
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,260
after aid, aided students
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,017
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$15,650
11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,020 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $44,001
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,728
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 98 | $49,249 | $18,750 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 4 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.