Presidio Graduate School
About
Presidio Graduate School (Presidio) is a private graduate school in San Anselmo, California that was founded in 2002. It offers MBA and MPA degrees in sustainable development. Presidio offers a formal "green MBA" curriculum centered on environmental sustainability and social justice, to a great extent inspired by John Elkington's triple bottom line. In 2015, The New York Times named Presidio the MBA program to choose "if you want to change the world." It was in the process of being acquired by the University of Redlands in Southern California until 2024. The campus moved to San Anselmo from San Francisco after the merger was announced. Upon the completion of the merger in summer 2024, the school will be known as the Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions in the School of Business & Society at the University of Redlands.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 50.0%
- No Data1 · 50.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Action history · 7
- Jun 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2021Removal of Monitoring StatusWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: OtherWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2021–22, students received in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2021–22
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 30 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Presidio Graduate School
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Presidio Graduate School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Presidio Graduate School selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPresidio Graduate School | — | — | 74 | — | — |
| 93% | 17.1% | 3,932 | $38,876 | — | |
| — | — | 344 | — | — | |
| — | — | 271 | — | — | |
| 38% | 67.5% | 1,004 | $21,019 | — | |
| 67% | 60.5% | 2,008 | $42,402 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | — | — | |
| 54% | 68.5% | 810 | $27,032 | — | |
| 63% | 64.5% | 2,409 | $26,429 | — | |
| 43% | — | 75 | $5,805 | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 101 | — | — | |
| — | — | 908 | — | — | |
| 67% | — | 64 | $22,721 | — | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 66.0% | 344 | $26,429 |
Institutions like Presidio Graduate School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Presidio Graduate School's comparison group.
- Massachusetts
Babson College
Grad rate93%Admit rate17.1%Enrollment3,932Net price$38,876View data - California
California Institute of Advanced Management
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment344Net price—View data - California
Claremont Lincoln University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment271Net price—View data - Michigan
Cleary University
Grad rate38%Admit rate67.5%Enrollment1,004Net price$21,019View data - Massachusetts
Hult International Business School
Grad rate67%Admit rate60.5%Enrollment2,008Net price$42,402View data - Illinois
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment196Net price—View data - California
Menlo College
Grad rate54%Admit rate68.5%Enrollment810Net price$27,032View data - Michigan
Northwood University
Grad rate63%Admit rate64.5%Enrollment2,409Net price$26,429View data - California
Oak Valley College
Grad rate43%Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$5,805View data - California
Pacific States University
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment101Net price—View data - Michigan
Walsh College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment908Net price—View data - Tennessee
Williamson Christian College
Grad rate67%Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$22,721View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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