National Holistic Institute

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#17109 / #4336
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private, for-profit college of massage therapy in Emeryville, California, US

National Holistic Institute at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4336
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$16,956
Graduation rate
73%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,258

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About National Holistic Institute

According to Wikipedia, National Holistic Institute is a private, for-profit college of massage therapy in Emeryville, California. It was founded in 1979. History NHI was founded by Carol Carpenter, who learned massage informally and sought to develop a professional training program for massage. Carpenter sought to improve massage therapy education developing a program teaching, western style massage therapy, eastern style massage therapy, anatomy and kinesiology, with marketing and business classes.

National Holistic Institute Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
82%73%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does National Holistic Institute Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$16,956
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$21,503
30K - 48K$23,282
48K - 75K$23,297
75K - 110K$26,788
110K+$27,716

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do National Holistic Institute Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former National Holistic Institute students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,384 a year, and 78% 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.

National Holistic Institute's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
2,0502,050

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

Where is National Holistic Institute?

National Holistic Institute is located at 5900 Doyle Street, Emeryville, CA 94608-2008.

How Safe is National Holistic Institute?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, National Holistic Institute 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, National Holistic Institute has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.24%. Emeryville has a violent crime rate of 1.25% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 13.57%. 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 National Holistic Institute Known For?

National Holistic Institute is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

National Holistic Institute's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much National Holistic Institute'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

Medical
#10735
World Rank
#10738
Historical Rank
#2990
USA Rank

National Holistic Institute ranks #2990 in the U.S. and #10735 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees