Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SCI-Arc

At Southern California Institute of Architecture, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 46.91%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 83.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Southern California Institute of Architecture than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 8.86%, and the 2024 yield is 6.96%. The number of SCI-Arc applicants increased by 18.13% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 46.91%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at Southern California Institute of Architecture. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 45.44% and women students' rate is 48.18%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Southern California Institute of Architecture than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Southern California Institute of Architecture over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	86.67%	84.38%	89.29%
2014-15	80.79% -5.88%	80.87% -8.60%	80.68% -8.60%
2015-16	73.36% -7.42%	71.30% -4.92%	75.76% -4.92%
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	67.30% -	61.83% -	71.61% -
2021-22	65.09% -2.20%	64.86% -6.76%	64.85% -6.76%
2022-23	59.84% -5.25%	56.61% -2.12%	62.73% -2.12%
2023-24	83.00% 23.16%	80.00% 22.31%	85.04% 22.31%
Average	46.91%	45.44%	48.18%

Southern California Institute of Architecture Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 8.86% where the current academic year yield is 6.96%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Southern California Institute of Architecture from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.51%	23.46%	17.33%
2014-15	20.73% 0.22%	24.73% -1.84%	15.49% -1.84%
2015-16	19.75% -0.99%	23.17% 0.51%	16.00% 0.51%
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	9.51% -	14.78% -	5.92% -
2021-22	10.87% 1.36%	13.33% 4.41%	10.32% 4.41%
2022-23	9.12% -1.75%	12.41% -3.85%	6.47% -3.85%
2023-24	6.96% -2.16%	8.96% -1.30%	5.17% -1.30%
Average	8.86%	10.99%	6.97%

Southern California Institute of Architecture Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 233, the average number of admitted is 168, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 20. The number of SCI-Arc applicants increased by 18.13% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Southern California Institute of Architecture from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	180	156	32
2014-15	203 23	164 2	34 2
2015-16	214 11	157 -3	31 -3
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	422 -	284 -	27 -
2021-22	424 2	276 3	30 3
2022-23	513 89	307 -2	28 -2
2023-24	606 93	503 7	35 7
Average	233	168	20

Southern California Institute of Architecture Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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