Match #1
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate70%
- 353 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 353 students, close to 236
- Acceptance rate 70%, close to 77%
The colleges most similar to Southern California Institute of Architecture are College of the Atlantic, American College of the Building Arts, and Martin Luther College. Southern California Institute of Architecture admits 77% of applicants and has an average net price of $28,753 a year; 7 of its 9 alternatives cost less and 2 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Southern California Institute of Architecture. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 9 alternatives to Southern California Institute of Architecture
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
American College of the Building Arts
Charleston, SC
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate44%
- 155 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate87%
- 725 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
United States Sports Academy
Daphne, AL
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate61%
- 228 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 228 students, close to 236
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
University of Fort Lauderdale
Lauderhill, FL
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate—
- 314 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 314 students, close to 236
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate89%
- 76 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
College Unbound
Providence, RI
Profile closeness43/100
Admit rate—
- 491 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL
Profile closeness25/100
Admit rate—
- 4,763 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate—
- 44 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Southern California Institute of Architecture alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southern California Institute of Architecture?
The closest matches to Southern California Institute of Architecture are College of the Atlantic, American College of the Building Arts, Martin Luther College, United States Sports Academy, and University of Fort Lauderdale. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Southern California Institute of Architecture hard to get into?
Southern California Institute of Architecture admitted 77% of its 424 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 2 of its 9 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Southern California Institute of Architecture alternatives cost less?
7 of the 9 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Southern California Institute of Architecture ($28,753 a year), including United States Sports Academy ($5,316), Martin Luther College ($18,652), and Ana G. Mendez University ($19,736). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
