Los Angeles, California · Private Non-Profit
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Southern California Institute of Architecture
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.2% reported program-share signal, $43,923 school-wide net price, and $71,909 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.2% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 117
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 76.6%
- Graduation rate
- 71.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $43,923/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $175,692
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,909/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (5.2%), school-wide average net price ($43,923), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($71,909), and peer averages from 117 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 117 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 14.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($24,591 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,897 above). Together, those evidence points place Southern California Institute of Architecture in the top 97% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · 1.0% reported share · $10,163 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 1.6% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning accounts for 5.2% of reported programs at Southern California Institute of Architecture, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 14.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern California Institute of Architecture's average net price is $43,923 per year, about $175,692 over four years. That is $24,591 above the $19,332 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,909 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,897 above the $66,012 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southern California Institute of Architecture #114 of 117 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.