After Soka University of America: graduation, pay and debt
Aliso Viejo, California · Private · 484 undergrads
87% of Soka University of America students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,071 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$66.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
87%
finish within six years.
79%
finish in four years.
91%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
79%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
79%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
87%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
91%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
88%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
86%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
107
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
90%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
6%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
128
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,920
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,071
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
79%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers