What is Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo?
• An independent, non-profit, public-benefit co-educational institution of higher education • Graduate School opened in 1994 in Calabasas, CA (see Proud Heritage for more history) • Four year liberal arts college opened in 2001 in Aliso Viejo, CA. • Open to top students of all nationalities and beliefs • Outstanding faculty dedicated to bringing out the best in every student • 9:1 student/faculty ratio • Small seminar classes (average class size of 13 for undergraduate program, 8 for graduate program) • About half of SUA students have come from the US and about half from more than 40 other countries. • Library with 225,000-volume capacity, reading rooms and rare book facility (Currently about 75,000 volumes, 350 paper journals, 1,400 VHS and DVD’s, 380 audio CD’s and 15,000 full-text electronic periodicals.) • Computer access available in all administrative and academic buildings including all classrooms, library, residence halls and select outside gathering locations. Wireless network
• An independent, non-profit, public-benefit co-educational institution of higher education • Graduate School opened in 1994 in Calabasas, CA (see Proud Heritage for more history) • Four year liberal arts college opened in 2001 in Aliso Viejo, CA. • Open to top students of all nationalities and beliefs • Outstanding faculty dedicated to bringing out the best in every student • 9:1 student/faculty ratio • Small seminar classes (average class size of 13 for undergraduate program, 8 for graduate program) • About half of SUA students have come from the US and about half from more than 40 other countries. • Library with 225,000-volume capacity, reading rooms and rare books facility. We currently offer: Print Books: 80,850 volumes; Electronic Books: 47,700 titles;Print Periodicals: 300 titles;Electronic Periodicals:18,500 full-text titles;Databases: 70 (Most of them with full-text access);VHS/DVDs: 1,700 titles;Audio CDs: 430 titles • Computer access available in all administrative and acade
