by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Soka University of America was awarded 47 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Soka University is ranked #516 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Soka University is also ranked #87 out of 168 schools in California.
Soka University of America has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Soka University.
About 44% of students accepted to Soka University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 645. Math scores were between 645 and 755.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Soka University it is much better at 7 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Soka University of America is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Soka University of America has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Soka University for first-time, full-time students is 88%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 392 full-time undergraduates at Soka University.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,750 | $10,095 | $11,056 | $13,748 | $28,853 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Soka University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Soka University, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,511 a year. That adds up to $22,044 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Soka University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-8081 |
| Phone: | 949-480-4000 |
| Website: | www.soka.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Soka.University.of.America |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SokaUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 85 | $24,666 |
| Educational Administration | 0 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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