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San Diego Christian College

San Diego Christian College is a private campus in suburban Santee, CA. The school reports a Undenominational affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$2,310

family income
under $30k

$27,224

$30–48k

$30,336

$48–75k

not reported

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only three of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at San Diego Christian College — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$9922023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at San Diego Christian College fell from $29,595 (2008) to $992 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,595
2009	$23,372
2010	$22,516
2011	$24,707
2012	$25,314
2013	$27,734
2014	$26,521
2015	$30,032
2016	$27,039
2017	$34,499
2018	$34,609
2019	$32,024
2020	$34,359
2021	$38,078
2022	$7,871
2023	$992

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$31,7452024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at San Diego Christian College has wandered from 2009 to 2024 — up to $50,518 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $31,745.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,256
2010	$33,818
2011	$35,943
2012	$35,449
2013	$37,696
2014	$39,364
2015	$41,689
2016	$43,473
2017	$43,515
2018	$45,605
2019	$47,220
2020	$47,755
2021	$47,504
2022	$50,518
2023	$40,057
2024	$31,745

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,924
2001	$12,550
2002	$13,560
2003	$14,000
2004	$14,840
2005	$15,880
2006	$16,992
2007	$18,920
2008	$20,980
2013	$25,888
2014	$27,090
2015	$28,470
2016	$29,550
2017	$30,438
2018	$31,404
2019	$32,346
2020	$33,312
2021	$34,310
2022	$26,300
2023	$26,300

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

San Diego Christian College reports published tuition of $28,012 in this record. San Diego Christian College's $28,012 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

San Diego Christian College reports 87 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

19.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at San Diego Christian College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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19.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at San Diego Christian College fell from 39% (entered 2002) to 19.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	35.6%
1992 cohort	38.8%
1993 cohort	25.3%
1994 cohort	72.9%
1996 cohort	45.3%
1997 cohort	41.4%
1998 cohort	53.6%
1999 cohort	51.6%
2000 cohort	51.2%
2002 cohort	39%
2003 cohort	43.9%
2004 cohort	59.2%
2005 cohort	30.8%
2006 cohort	42.9%
2007 cohort	41.3%
2008 cohort	43.6%
2009 cohort	30.2%
2010 cohort	52.1%
2011 cohort	56.8%
2012 cohort	44.4%
2013 cohort	53.4%
2014 cohort	55%
2015 cohort	47.3%
2016 cohort	34.7%
2017 cohort	23.5%
2018 cohort	19.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,451	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,875	$3,388
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,250	$2,932
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,750	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,625	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,918	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,688	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,063	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,688	$5,300
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,000	$5,511
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,250	$6,542
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,625	$6,591
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,277	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,525	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,798	$12,369
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,941	$12,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$39,848

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,718

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,766

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

$26,300 tuition · 2023–24 87 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

San Diego Christian College: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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The numbers San Diego Christian College filed for Fall 2024 break from San Diego Christian College's own prior years and didn't pass validation, so none are shown.

Acceptance rate

62.8%Fall 2023Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at San Diego Christian College declined from 81.6% to 52.7%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2021.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.6%
Fall 2002	76.9%
Fall 2003	70.7%
Fall 2004	65.8%
Fall 2005	71.6%
Fall 2006	57.9%
Fall 2007	47.3%
Fall 2008	54.9%
Fall 2009	59.6%
Fall 2010	47.8%
Fall 2011	39.5%
Fall 2012	42.6%
Fall 2013	49.2%
Fall 2014	55.5%
Fall 2015	51.7%
Fall 2016	53.3%
Fall 2017	62.4%
Fall 2018	60.1%
Fall 2019	55.3%
Fall 2020	49.7%
Fall 2021	52.7%
Fall 2023	62.8%
Fall 2024	—

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

900–1098Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	860	1120
Fall 2003	890	1180
Fall 2004	860	1090
Fall 2005	845	1125
Fall 2006	860	1080
Fall 2007	830	1105
Fall 2008	880	1120
Fall 2009	795	1015
Fall 2010	805	1020
Fall 2011	840	1090
Fall 2012	820	1000
Fall 2013	870	1120
Fall 2014	850	1100
Fall 2015	813	1038
Fall 2016	860	1050
Fall 2017	850	980
Fall 2018	973	1140
Fall 2019	930	1170
Fall 2020	900	1098

IPEDS Fall 2002–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2004	16	21
Fall 2005	18	25
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	19	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	19	22
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	17	23
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	16	22
Fall 2018	16	24
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

87Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at San Diego Christian College fell from 613 (Fall 2002) to 87 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	613
Fall 2003	522
Fall 2004	518
Fall 2005	508
Fall 2006	502
Fall 2007	463
Fall 2008	395
Fall 2009	420
Fall 2010	471
Fall 2011	615
Fall 2012	728
Fall 2013	889
Fall 2014	940
Fall 2015	905
Fall 2016	690
Fall 2017	657
Fall 2018	448
Fall 2019	469
Fall 2020	449
Fall 2021	438
Fall 2022	328
Fall 2023	91
Fall 2024	87

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at San Diego Christian College rose from 72% (Fall 2003) to 86% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	51%
Fall 2006 cohort	51%
Fall 2007 cohort	55%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	48%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	60%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	51%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	59%
Fall 2020 cohort	60%
Fall 2021 cohort	60%
Fall 2022 cohort	13%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about San Diego Christian College

Faculty pay at San Diego Christian College averages $94,776 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes San Diego Christian College as a primarily residential campus of 87 undergraduates — and 85.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, San Diego Christian College considered scores; no usable range is filed. California benchmarks are not San Diego Christian College's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How San Diego Christian College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

San Diego Christian College$28,012

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

San Diego Christian College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

San Diego Christian College$49,766

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

San Diego Christian College, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	San Diego Christian College	California median	National median
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$28,012	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,766	$64,778	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

How much does San Diego Christian College cost?

At San Diego Christian College, tuition is $28,012. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does San Diego Christian College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,766. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.