Active Report Report ID: EDU-489335-2026

Institute of Buddhist Studies

Berkeley, CA 94704

About Institute of Buddhist Studies

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private research university in Berkeley, California. Institute of Buddhist Studies awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting.

School guide

Institute of Buddhist Studies: research record

Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Institute of Buddhist Studies—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.

What Institute of Buddhist Studies is known for

Top program completions

  1. Buddhist Studies11
  2. Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other9
  3. Divinity/Ministry5

See earnings & programs for more.

Campus snapshot

More from the data

Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Campus

Location

Berkeley, CA

City / state

ZIP
94704
NCES locale
Suburb

See Suburban college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.

Control

Institution type

Private Non-profit

Control

Region
Far West

Size

Enrollment

Graduate
65
Cost detail

Total Cost, Aid & Default

Total Cost of Attendance

Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.

Tuition vs average net price after aid for Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Financial Aid by Income Level

0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through grants
0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through loans

Financial aid distribution by income level.

Student Loan Default Rate

Not reported 3-year cohort default rate (College Scorecard)

The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Institute of Buddhist Studies was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.

Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.

Multi-year tracker

Tuition tracker

Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Institute of Buddhist Studies in that year.

Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.

Sticker tuition and net price over time

Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.

College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).

Net price by family income

Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).

Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.

Access

How difficult is it to get in?

Acceptance Rate

Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.

Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.

Test Scores

Test score data is not available for this institution.

Score distribution is not available for this institution.

Academic Requirements

GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.

Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.

Student body

Enrollment & Student Demographics

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

N/A% Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Institute of Buddhist Studies in 2024 is N/A students.

Graduate enrollment is about 65 students.

Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.

Retention Rate over Time

N/A%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.

Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.

Outcomes

Do students complete their programs?

Time to Complete

0.00% 100% Completion Time

0.00% 150% Completion Time

In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Institute of Buddhist Studies completed their program within 100% "normal time".

Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.

Completions by Sex (Top Programs)

  • Buddhist Studies: 82% male / 18% female
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other: 67% male / 33% female
  • Divinity/Ministry: 80% male / 20% female

IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).

Completions by Race & Ethnicity

12White or Caucasian
7Reported groups

Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.

  • White or Caucasian12
  • Asian5
  • Two or More Races5
  • Hispanic or Latino2
  • Black or African American0
  • American Indian or Alaska Native0
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0

Summed across program completion records in our extract.

Outcomes & academic profile

What do Institute of Buddhist Studies graduates earn—and in which programs?

Financial value and program completions for Institute of Buddhist Studies from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.

Return on Investment

ROI data is not available for this institution.

Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Top Programs by Completions

Largest 3 programs by IPEDS completions (4 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).

  1. Buddhist Studies 11
  2. Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other 9
  3. Divinity/Ministry 5

IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Employment Outcomes

Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.

Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Institute of Buddhist Studies graduates.

How financially powerful is this institution?

Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Institute of Buddhist Studies—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.

Institutional endowment

$16.1M

End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023

Start of year: $17.7M

Year change: -$1.6M

  • California median 0.81× the median ($19.7M)
  • Far West median near the median ($16.8M)
  • U.S. median 0.61× the median ($26.4M)

Per FTE: $764,883

  • California median 103× the median ($7,407)
  • Far West median 105× the median ($7,260)
  • U.S. median 63× the median ($12,100)

Instructional Resources

  • Average faculty salary (monthly): $10,846
    • California median 1.1× the median ($10,166)
    • Far West median 1.1× the median ($9,635)
    • U.S. median 1.4× the median ($7,615)
  • Instructional expenditure per FTE: $37,385
    • California median 5.8× the median ($6,474)
    • Far West median 5.3× the median ($7,030)
    • U.S. median 5.1× the median ($7,288)

Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.

Institute of Buddhist Studies at a glance

Institution snapshot

Institute of Buddhist Studies

Berkeley, CA 94704 · Private Non-profit · Far West

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private non-profit institution in Berkeley, CA.

Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
Buddhist StudiesTheological and Ministerial Studies, OtherDivinity/Ministry
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Institute of Buddhist Studies located?

Institute of Buddhist Studies is located in Berkeley, CA.

How much does Institute of Buddhist Studies cost?

Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.

Is Institute of Buddhist Studies public or private?

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a private nonprofit institution located in Berkeley, CA.

Is Institute of Buddhist Studies an HBCU?

No. Institute of Buddhist Studies is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.

Is Institute of Buddhist Studies a tribal college?

No. Institute of Buddhist Studies is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.

Is Institute of Buddhist Studies religiously affiliated?

No religious affiliation is reported for Institute of Buddhist Studies in IPEDS institutional characteristics.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology & Data Scope

This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.

Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.