After Southern California Institute of Architecture: graduation, pay and debt
Los Angeles, California · Private · 236 undergrads
70% of Southern California Institute of Architecture students finish within six years, the typical student earns $73,810 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $31,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$73.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
70%
finish within six years.
91%
of first-years come back for year two.
$31.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
70%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
91%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
30
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$66,103
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$73,810
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
80%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$31,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$33,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
56%
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