Quad

Head-to-head

California Institute of Integral Studies
Visible Music

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California Institute of Integral Studies graduates 42 pts more of its students than Visible Music (78% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California Institute of Integral Studies grads earn $12.9K more ten years out than Visible Music's ($48,848 vs. $35,933)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Visible Music has 2.1× as many undergrads as California Institute of Integral Studies

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Visible Music has 3 pts more Pell recipients than California Institute of Integral Studies (49% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    California Institute of Integral Studies is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.65)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Visible Music admits 28%; California Institute of Integral Studies doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
California Institute of Integral StudiesNot reported
Visible Music28%
Quad's selectivity
  • California Institute of Integral StudiesNot rated
  • Visible MusicSelective
ACT middle 50%Axis 15–36
California Institute of Integral StudiesNot reported
Visible Music
19–30
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • California Institute of Integral StudiesNot reported
  • Visible MusicGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Visible Music has 2.1× as many undergrads as California Institute of Integral Studies and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
California Institute of Integral Studies38
Visible Music79
Pell Grant share
California Institute of Integral Studies46%
Visible Music49%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at California Institute of Integral Studies, and Music Performance at Visible Music.

Students per faculty member
California Institute of Integral Studies15 to 1
Visible Music6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • California Institute of Integral StudiesPsychology, General63%
  • Visible MusicMusic Performance, General68%

What each pays off

California Institute of Integral Studies's former students earn more, a median $48.8K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
California Institute of Integral Studies$48.8K
Visible Music$35.9K
Graduation rate
California Institute of Integral Studies78%
Visible Music36%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why