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Southern California Seminary

El Cajon, CA
Known forIntimate campusMostly online
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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 32 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

32

undergrads · larger than 2% of colleges

Diversity index

0.66

Pell Grant

34%

about the median

Large suburb
Undergrads −48% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Bible/Biblical Studies (100% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 33% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,166 a year on instruction per student.

9 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 84% of colleges

Most popular major

Bible/Biblical Studies

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

33%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$8.2K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

Average cost

Not reported

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$39,107 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Federal loans

41%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $39,607 ten years after enrolling, more than at 13% of colleges; 30% graduate within six years.

30%

30%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$39.6K

10 years after entry

Retention

0%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 100% → 50% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation.

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    College Scorecard

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)

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    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 117575 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything