Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Founded 1972
President Hernán Díaz Alonso (Director)
Fees USD 49,842
Acceptance Rate Selective (20–50%)
Campus Setting Urban
The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is a private independent architecture school founded in 1972 in Los Angeles, consistently ranked among the top and most experimental architecture schools in the world. Located in a renovated freight depot in Downtown Los Angeles’s Arts District, SCI-Arc enrolls approximately 500 students and is known for its radical, avant-garde approach to architectural education and research.
Programs
- B.Arch — 5-year NAAB-accredited undergraduate architecture
- M.Arch I — 3-year graduate program for non-architecture majors
- M.Arch II — 2-year graduate program for architecture graduates
- Postgraduate Programs — Robotics, landscape futures, design theory
- PhD in Design Theory — Doctoral architectural research
How to Apply
- Application: SCI-Arc Application
- Portfolio: Required for all programs
- Acceptance Rate: ~37%
Key Deadlines
- Application Deadline: January 15