Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
Not reported
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Soka University of America — editorial overview (Aliso Viejo, CA)
About two miles from the Pacific Ocean, in the hills of south Orange County, California, lies Soka University of America. Founded in 2001 as a sister institution to Soka University of Japan, the American institution has fewer than 500 students, making it the smallest and youngest...
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