by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California Institute of Integral Studies was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other multi/interdisciplinary studies.
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CIIS was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At California Institute of Integral Studies, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California Institute of Integral Studies is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 98 undergraduates at CIIS with 90 being full-time and 8 being part-time.
The student loan default rate at CIIS is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for CIIS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 |
| Phone: | 415-575-6100 |
| Website: | https://www.ciis.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 161 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 43 | NA |
| General Psychology | 40 | NA |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 32 | NA |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 24 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 17 | NA |
| Ethnic Studies | 7 | NA |
| Cultural Studies & Analysis | 7 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 4 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 1 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,563 students took at least one online class at California Institute of Integral Studies. This is a decrease from the 1,690 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,563 | 1,147 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,690 | 1,668 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,530 | 1,530 |
| 2018-2019 | 546 | 110 |
Learn more about online learning at California Institute of Integral Studies.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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