92%
Graduation Rate
90%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Soka University of America, the graduation rate is 92 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 90 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 101 students out of 110 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Soka University of America.
By gender, 29 male and 72 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 110 | 101 | 91.82% |
|---|
| Men | 33 | 29 | 87.88% |
|---|
| Women | 77 | 72 | 93.51% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Soka University of America.
- Asian: 92.86%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 50.00%
- Hispanic: 94.74%
- White: 81.25%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 75.00%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Asian | 92.86%(13/14) |
100.00%(3/3) |
90.91%(10/11) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 50.00%(1/2) |
- |
50.00%(1/2) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 94.74%(18/19) |
100.00%(3/3) |
93.75%(15/16) |
|---|
| White | 81.25%(13/16) |
66.67%(4/6) |
90.00%(9/10) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 75.00%(3/4) |
100.00%(1/1) |
66.67%(2/3) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(3/3) |
100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Soka University of America, 49 of 51 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 96.08%.