Mission:
The mission of Soka University of America is to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life.

About Us:
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo (SUA, Aliso Viejo) is a selective, independent, non-profit, co-educational, comprehensive institution of higher learning. The university offers a comparative study of Eastern and Western perspectives integrated across a traditional liberal arts curriculum. SUA serves both national and international students. Founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life, SUA is open to students of all beliefs and is committed to diversity in its academic community. SUA opened in fall 2001 to its first 120 freshmen students. Currently the university has about 400 students with plans to grow to 800 toward 2020. The student-faculty ratio is 9 to 1. Other programs, including educational access for adult students and graduate programs through the doctorate, are planned for the future.

SUA is founded on the belief that student-centered education is the best way to promote peace and human rights by fostering a global humanistic perspective on the world in which we live. The university prepares students for graduate studies and the world of work in an increasingly diverse and global society.

SUA currently offers a B.A. in Liberal Arts, with concentrations in Humanities, International Studies, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Degree offerings and concentrations will increase as enrollment grows. A list of current classes may be found in the catalog.

The uniqueness of the SUA approach lies in the comparative teaching of international perspectives, the Core Curriculum and Learning Clusters and an emphasis on language, art, and culture.

Mottos:
 - Be philosophers of a renaissance of life
 - Be world citizens in solidarity for peace
 - Be the pioneers of a global civilization.

Principles:
 - Foster leaders of culture in the community
 - Foster leaders of humanism in society
 - Foster leaders of pacifism in the world
 - Foster leaders for the creative coexistence of nature and humanity.