Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

California Intercontinental University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·caluniversity.edu
6-yr Graduation
10%
Total enrollment
623
peer median 941
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
10%
4-year graduation
9%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
10%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
2%
Non-Pell
14%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 37 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
3
8.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing3 · 8.1%
  • No Data34 · 91.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
34

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.9%
$100,910 vs $60,112
Management Information Systems and Services
Doctoral Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+123.5%
$134,362 vs $60,112
International Business
Doctoral Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+125.7%
$135,646 vs $60,112

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Accredited since 2009Next review Jun 2028

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  3. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
63.3%
In-state tuition
$9,054
Out-of-state
$9,054

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 197 students received $916K in Pell grants, alongside $6.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
197
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$916K
$915,705 total
Direct Loans
$6.5M
706 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$535K
179 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$559K
162 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.4M
293 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.1M
72 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 143 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
143
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
12.1%
2018
16.0%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at California Intercontinental

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

109 total completions
01Business
8073.4%
02Health Professions
2522.9%
03Computer Sciences
43.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
623
12-mo unduplicated
883
Undergraduate
265
Graduate
618

Gender split

Men
54%478
Women
46%405

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
39.0%
White
29.8%
Hispanic
15.6%
Unknown
9.2%
Asian
2.1%
Two or more
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

California Intercontinental vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions California Intercontinental selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCalifornia Intercontinental University
10%623Doctoral/Professional
National American University-Rapid City
0%903$22,086Doctoral/Professional
Walden University
0%49,441Doctoral/Professional
Capella University
20%47,761$18,305Doctoral/Professional
South University-Columbia
21%504$22,886Doctoral/Professional
University of Management and Technology
979Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median10%941$22,086

Frequently asked questions about California Intercontinental University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about California Intercontinental.

What is the graduation rate at California Intercontinental University?

California Intercontinental University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 10% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend California Intercontinental University?

California Intercontinental University reports a total enrollment of 623 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is California Intercontinental University located?

California Intercontinental University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103.

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