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Southern California Seminary
Southern California Seminary is a private campus in suburban El Cajon, CA. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.
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)
Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.
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Only one of the five income brackets was filed for the same year at Southern California Seminary — this isn't a full distribution.
Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.
Average net price at Southern California Seminary rose from $21,094 (2008) to $23,746 (2011).
| Year | Net price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $21,094 |
| 2009 | $22,571 |
| 2010 | $26,362 |
| 2011 | $23,746 |
| 2013 | $35,051 |
| 2014 | $31,678 |
| 2015 | $25,718 |
| 2016 | $26,755 |
| 2018 | $33,984 |
Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.
Total cost at Southern California Seminary fell from $34,344 (2009) to $29,646 (2012).
| Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $34,344 |
| 2010 | $28,188 |
| 2011 | $29,902 |
| 2012 | $29,646 |
| 2014 | $39,574 |
| 2015 | $37,808 |
| 2016 | $31,893 |
| 2017 | $32,970 |
| 2019 | $36,213 |
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $4,515 |
| 2002 | $7,200 |
| 2003 | $7,380 |
| 2004 | $7,560 |
| 2005 | $8,100 |
| 2006 | $8,640 |
| 2007 | $10,740 |
| 2008 | $11,844 |
| 2013 | $13,692 |
| 2014 | $14,244 |
| 2015 | $14,244 |
| 2016 | $14,245 |
| 2017 | $15,600 |
| 2018 | $17,540 |
| 2019 | $16,884 |
| 2020 | $16,884 |
| 2021 | $17,736 |
| 2022 | $18,240 |
| 2023 | $18,720 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Reported tuition is $19,080 before grants and other attendance costs. At Southern California Seminary, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.
Enrollment sits at 32 — Southern California Seminary is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
50% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Southern California Seminary 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.
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 Southern California Seminary fell from 40% (entered 1996) to 33.3% (entered 2002).
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.
Southern California Seminary's entering classes are small — single students move the line, so read Southern California Seminary's swings gently.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 1996 cohort | 40% |
| 1997 cohort | 50% |
| 1998 cohort | 72.7% |
| 1999 cohort | 100% |
| 2000 cohort | 100% |
| 2001 cohort | 50% |
| 2002 cohort | 33.3% |
| 2005 cohort | 33.3% |
| 2008 cohort | 100% |
| 2009 cohort | 85.7% |
| 2010 cohort | 50% |
| 2012 cohort | 33.3% |
| 2018 cohort | 50% |
Earnings after entry
Historical student groupsMedian annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.
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.
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
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Admissions
Southern California Seminary’s Fall 2024 filing reports open admission. No selective rate is shown; check Southern California Seminary’s current entry requirements.
No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at Southern California Seminary fell from 96 (Fall 2002) to 32 (Fall 2024).
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2002 | 96 |
| Fall 2003 | 84 |
| Fall 2004 | 81 |
| Fall 2005 | 66 |
| Fall 2006 | 80 |
| Fall 2007 | 72 |
| Fall 2008 | 66 |
| Fall 2009 | 69 |
| Fall 2010 | 79 |
| Fall 2011 | 98 |
| Fall 2012 | 74 |
| Fall 2013 | 68 |
| Fall 2014 | 62 |
| Fall 2015 | 60 |
| Fall 2016 | 76 |
| Fall 2017 | 51 |
| Fall 2018 | 50 |
| Fall 2019 | 43 |
| Fall 2020 | 50 |
| Fall 2021 | 46 |
| Fall 2022 | 31 |
| Fall 2023 | 30 |
| Fall 2024 | 32 |
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 Southern California Seminary rose from 60% (Fall 2003) to 75% (Fall 2010).
Southern California Seminary's entering classes are small — single students move the line, so read Southern California Seminary's swings gently.
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2003 cohort | 60% |
| Fall 2004 cohort | 33% |
| Fall 2005 cohort | 86% |
| Fall 2006 cohort | 67% |
| Fall 2007 cohort | 0% |
| Fall 2008 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2009 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2010 cohort | 75% |
| Fall 2012 cohort | 67% |
| Fall 2013 cohort | 50% |
| Fall 2014 cohort | 0% |
| Fall 2016 cohort | 75% |
| Fall 2018 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2023 cohort | 0% |
More about Southern California Seminary
34.4% of Southern California Seminary's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Southern California Seminary as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 32 undergraduates live off campus, and 0% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.
The Fall 2024 record classifies Southern California Seminary as open admission. Review current entry requirements and the cost and outcome measures separately.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
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 Southern California Seminary 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
Median earnings (10 yr)
Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot
Southern California Seminary's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | Southern California Seminary | California median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid | $19,080 | $23,000 | $19,591 |
| Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot | $39,607 | $64,778 | $53,781 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Southern California Seminary cost?
At Southern California Seminary, tuition is $19,080. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.
What earnings data does Southern California Seminary report?
Median earnings ten years after entry: $39,607. 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.