California Institute of Integral Studies

Located in San Francisco's South of Market (SoMa) district, the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is a private graduate school and university that occupies several floors in a modern urban building. Founded in 1968 as an extension of the Cultural Integration Fellowship, CIIS emphasizes holistic and interdisciplinary education, combining Eastern and Western philosophical traditions. The institution specializes in psychology, counseling, philosophy, and integrative health studies, with particular focus on clinical psychology and counseling psychology programs that are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. CIIS operates primarily as a graduate institution, though it maintains a limited undergraduate degree completion program, and most students attend classes in person at the urban campus while some programs offer online or hybrid learning options.