The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 73.30% where the last year rate was 71%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.70% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 73.30% where the current academic year rate is 71%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southern California Institute of Architecture over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 50% | 38% | 75% |
| 2016-17 | 29% | 30% | 25% |
| 2017-18 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2018-19 | 85% | 79% | 100% |
| 2019-20 | 93% | 90% | 100% |
| 2020-21 | 76% | 69% | 90% |
| 2021-22 | 74% | 73% | 75% |
| 2022-23 | 85% | 90% | 80% |
| 2023-24 | 70% | 84% | 58% |
| 2024-25 | 71% | 78% | 64% |
| Average | 73.30% | 73.10% | 76.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.70% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SCI-Arc from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 94% | - |
| 2016-17 | 81% | - |
| 2017-18 | 86% | - |
| 2018-19 | 71% | - |
| 2019-20 | 89% | - |
| 2020-21 | 93% | - |
| 2021-22 | 93% | - |
| 2022-23 | 77% | - |
| 2023-24 | 82% | - |
| 2024-25 | 91% | - |
| Average | 85.70% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southern California Institute of Architecture since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15:1 |
| 2016-17 | 11:1 |
| 2017-18 | 11:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 15:1 |
| 2020-21 | 15:1 |
| 2021-22 | 15:1 |
| 2022-23 | 15:1 |
| 2023-24 | 9:1 |
| 2024-25 | 9:1 |
| Average | 12.60:1 |
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