CIU

California Intercontinental University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit four-year institution. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. Fall 2024 enrollment was 623, made up of 151 undergraduates and 472 graduate students.

California Intercontinental University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 184 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

623

Students enrolled

184

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

16:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management AssociateBachelorMasterPhD Online option 183 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor Online option 1 graduate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students: 50%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 8
Associate degrees: 14
Master's degrees: 91
Doctoral degrees (research): 71

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 623
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 151
Graduate students, fall 2024: 472
Full-time, fall 2024: 76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,106
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 280
Graduate students, 2024-25: 826
Full-time, 2024-25: 75%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 49%
Men: 51%
White: 11%
Hispanic or Latino: 13%
Black or African American: 38%
Asian: 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 28%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery: All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 100%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Other academic year
Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Professional Universities
President: Richard Madrigal
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact