- The Inkwell
- California
- San Diego Christian College
Santee, CASuburb: largeZIP 92071Founded 1970
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1976
- Website
- sdcc.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
San Diego Christian College
San Diego Christian College is a private nonprofit college in Santee, California, with 87 undergraduates. It admits 31% of applicants, graduates 27% within six years and costs $31,898 a year after aid.
27%graduate
Admission rate31%
Retention86%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans48%
$31,898net price / year
31%admission rate
—average SAT
27%graduate in 6 years
$50,007median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,750median debt
#1,254 of 1,704 for earnings#1,510 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,588 of 1,738 for graduation rate#111 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,392tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,448
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,448
- Average net price
- $31,898national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,599
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$38,392
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 31%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college31%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college27%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 27%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 40%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,119
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,007middle 50%: $27,509–$71,470
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,470
Median, San Diego Christian College$50,007
Lower quarter$27,509
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 87
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 26.8
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 19%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,898 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,990
- Endowment, end of year
- $694,522
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic26%
Black15%
Asian4.6%
Two or more races8.1%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.3%
Unknown3.5%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management38%
Communication & journalism12%
Education12%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.4%
Psychology9.4%
Liberal arts & humanities6.2%
Family & consumer sciences3.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 112084. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7413609.