Applying to SCI-Arc

Southern California Institute of Architecture's acceptance rate is 83.00% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 606 students applied and 503 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SCI-Arc.

To apply to SCI-Arc, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Southern California Institute of Architecture is 83.00% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 6.96%. 265 men and 341 women applied to SCI-Arc and 212 men and 290 women students were accepted.

Among them, 19 men and 15 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SCI-Arc.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SCI-Arc
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	606	265	341	0	0
Admitted	503	212	290	0	0
Enrolled	35	19	15	0	0
Acceptance Rate	83.00%	80.00%	85.04%	-	-
Yield	6.96%	8.96%	5.17%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Southern California Institute of Architecture 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1 students (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1 students (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at SCI-Arc.

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at SCI-Arc
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	0	0	0
SAT Math	0	0	0
ACT Composite	0	0	0
ACT Math	0	0	0
ACT English	0	0	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SCI-Arc. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Southern California Institute of Architecture.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SCI-Arc Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $85 for undergraduate schools and $85 for graduate schools of Southern California Institute of Architecture. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SCI-Arc.

Admission Information for Applying to SCI-Arc
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$85
Graduate Application Fees	$85
Admission Information	www.sciarc.edu/
Online Application	www.sciarc.edu/
Calendar System	Trimester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

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