Private nonprofit · Seminary
Southern California Seminary
El Cajon, California · Large suburb
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- $39,607
- Median earnings
Southern California Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in El Cajon, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Baptist religious affiliation.
About El Cajon, California
El Cajon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. During Spanish rule (1769–1821), the government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English word ranch is derived. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 16 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 15 miles
- Nearest airport
- 17 miles to San Diego (SAN) · major hub
How Southern California Seminary compares
Higher than 40% · #90 of 122 in California
Higher than 1%
Higher than 13% · #119 of 130 in California
Lower than 83%
Larger than 3%
Percentiles compare Southern California Seminary with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate3220%
- Graduate12980%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White50%
- Black19%
- Hispanic22%
- Asian3.1%
- Other or multiracial6.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 32
- Graduate enrollment
- 129
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 77%
- Median family income
- $10,834
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $56,286
- Endowment
- $115,850
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $19,080
- Room & board
- $15,633
- Books & supplies
- $1,062
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 0%
- Transferred to another college
- 50%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,014
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,607
- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 8
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 25%
- Housing charge (year)
- $7,300
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 42°F
- Annual rain
- 11.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, EL Cajon, CA US station (1.3 mi from campus).
What Southern California Seminary graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- SAT
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- Earnings
- $38k
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












