California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, California · Also known as CIIS · Website
$48,848
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,848
median earnings, 10 years after starting
California Institute of Integral Studies is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Francisco, California with 38 undergraduates and 1,836 graduate students. Former students earn a median $48,848 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$18,750
About $199 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,848
Rank 1,578 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 38
- Graduate students
- 1,836
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 82%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 26
- Endowment
- $1.72M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,578 of 5,094 US colleges and 173 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,750 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,360 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,848 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
26 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 258 | $92,000 | $44,236 | $51,638 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsDoctoral | Doctoral | 22 | $112,750 | $26,308 | $45,097 | $45,167 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,987 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | $126,855 | $74,953 | Withheld | $86,341 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,410 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $18,750 | Withheld | $59,036 | $55,693 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,079 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,705 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,122 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,087 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,514 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,462 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| Behavioral SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $104,514 |
| Psychology, OtherMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,796 |
| Psychology, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,857 |
| AnthropologyDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,473 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do California Institute of Integral Studies graduates earn?
$48,848 a year is the median pay of former California Institute of Integral Studies students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,360 after 6 years). That ranks 1,578 of 5,094 US colleges and 173 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Doctoral) at $74,953.
How much student debt do California Institute of Integral Studies graduates have?
$18,750 is the median federal student loan debt of California Institute of Integral Studies graduates, about $199 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at California Institute of Integral Studies?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (258 master's graduates), Psychology, General (34 bachelor's graduates), Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (22 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 26 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.