California Institute of Integral Studies Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is California Institute of Integral Studies Ranked?

2022 Rankings

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 96 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is cultural studies/critical theory and analysis.

Overall Quality

CIIS landed the #162 spot in College Factual's 2022 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,576 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.

CIIS also holds the #29 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into CIIS?

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California Institute of Integral Studies Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At CIIS, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at California Institute of Integral Studies

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California Institute of Integral Studies Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 98 undergraduates at CIIS with 90 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

How Much Does California Institute of Integral Studies Cost?

The student loan default rate at CIIS is 4.0%. 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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How Much Money Do CIIS Graduates Make?

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Location of California Institute of Integral Studies

California Institute of Integral Studies is a private not-for-profit institution situated in San Francisco, California. The location of CIIS is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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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:	www.ciis.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ciissf
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/integraled

California Institute of Integral Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 13 majors graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies. Of these students, 39 received undergraduate degrees and 354 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	33	$35,416
General Psychology	6	NA
Ethnic Studies	0	NA
Behavioral Science	0	NA
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	NA
Health Sciences & Services	0	NA
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	NA
Child Development & Psychology	0	NA
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	NA
Alternative Medicine & Systems	0	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at California Institute of Integral Studies along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CIIS

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 2019-2020, 687 students took at least one online class at California Institute of Integral Studies. This is an increase from the 655 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	687	408
2018-2019	655	364
2017-2018	546	110
2016-2017	453	235
2015-2016	259	104

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Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By J. Ash Bowie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.