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Institute of Buddhist Studies

2140 Durant Avenue
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Mission Statement
  To provide graduate level education in the full breadth of the Buddhist tradition with specialized education supporting Pure Land and contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies, while advancing Jodo Shinshu Buddhist ministry and Buddhist chaplaincy.
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – graduate programs offered
Study abroad
Student Services
None
Carnegie Classification
Not applicable, not in Carnegie universe (not accredited or nondegree-granting)
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Students cannot receive federal aid (e.g. Pell Grants).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty18
Instructional18
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2022-2023
Tuition$19,800
Fees$0
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore financial aid information was not reported.
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore net price information was not reported.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment (all graduate)53
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status:Full-time: 8%Part-time: 92%Student Gender:Male: 66%Female: 34%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity:American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%Asian: 21%Black or African American: 6%Hispanic/Latino: 4%Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%White: 53%Two or more races: 4%Race/ethnicity unknown: 13%U.S. Nonresident: 0%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 47%Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 23%Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 30%
  • This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore admission information was not reported.
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2021-2022
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramPostgraduate
Certificate		Master
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Buddhist Studies03
Category total03
Theology and Religious Vocations
Divinity/Ministry-0
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other6-
Category total60
Grand total63
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
  • No accreditation data reported for this institution.
  • No campus security data reported for this institution.
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
  • Institution did not award educational benefits in 2013-14.
  • Institution does not have a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education. Eligible students can NOT be awarded federal aid (e.g. Pell Grants).