California Institute of Integral Studies

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#1348 / #397
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private, non-profit university based in San Francisco

California Institute of Integral Studies at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#397
Tuition (2023–24)
$21,854
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
38

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About California Institute of Integral Studies

According to Wikipedia, California Institute of Integral Studies is a private university in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1968. As of 2020, the institute operates in two locations: the main campus near the confluence of the Civic Center, SoMa, and Mission districts, and another campus for the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. As of 2020, CIIS has a total of 1,510 students and 80 core faculty members.

California Institute of Integral Studies's Online Degrees

MA in Transformative Leadership
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
BS in Psychology
    PhD in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology
    • Required Credits: 36
    • Completion Time: 2-3 years
    PhD in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
    Degree Concentrations
    • Integral Ecology
    • Required Credits: 36
    • Completion Time: 2-3 years
    PhD in Transformative Studies
    • Required Credits: 36
    • Completion Time: 2-3 years
    MA in Expressive Arts Therapy
    • Required Credits: 60
    • Completion Time: 3.5-4.5 years
    MA in Integrative Health Studies
      MA in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program
      Degree Concentrations
      • Integral Ecology
      • Required Credits: 36
      • Completion Time: 2-3 years

      How Much Does California Institute of Integral Studies Cost To Attend?

      Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
      $21,854$480

      Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2023–24; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

      How Much Do California Institute of Integral Studies Graduates Make?

      Ten years after starting college, former California Institute of Integral Studies students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,809 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.

      Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

      California Institute of Integral Studies's Demographics

      Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

      Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
      2,402962,306

      Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

      Where is California Institute of Integral Studies?

      California Institute of Integral Studies is located at 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

      How Safe is California Institute of Integral Studies?

      Like every college that receives federal student aid, California Institute of Integral Studies publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

      Relative to its enrollment, California Institute of Integral Studies has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.16%. San Francisco has a violent crime rate of 0.60% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.96%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

      What Is California Institute of Integral Studies Known For?

      California Institute of Integral Studies is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

      California Institute of Integral Studies's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

      Each rank compares how much California Institute of Integral Studies's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

      Psychology
      #105
      World Rank
      #125
      Historical Rank
      #59
      USA Rank

      California Institute of Integral Studies ranks #59 in the U.S. and #105 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

      psychology Degrees
      Philosophy
      #558
      World Rank
      #593
      Historical Rank
      #167
      USA Rank

      California Institute of Integral Studies ranks #167 in the U.S. and #558 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

      philosophy Degrees
      Sociology
      #917
      World Rank
      #928
      Historical Rank
      #251
      USA Rank

      California Institute of Integral Studies ranks #251 in the U.S. and #917 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

      sociology Degrees
      Medical
      #3257
      World Rank
      #3260
      Historical Rank
      #932
      USA Rank

      California Institute of Integral Studies ranks #932 in the U.S. and #3257 worldwide for influence in Medical.

      medicine Degrees

      Who Are California Institute of Integral Studies's Most Influential Alumni?

      Nancy C. Maryboy
      A Cherokee/Navajo astronomer and educator.

      Who Are California Institute of Integral Studies's Most Influential Faculty?

      Andrej Grubačić
      Andrej Grubačić
      A US-based Yugoslav world historian, Balkan federalist, and professor of anthropology.