DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY
Acceptance rate
41.4%
2025
Tuition per year
$21,000
$29,200 with room and board
Undergraduates
25
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Graduation rate
100.0%
6-year; 4-year rate 100.0%
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Ukiah, California
- Website
- www.drbu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 25
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
Location
Ukiah, California
Remote town · about 100 mi from San Francisco
Nearest international airport
- This collegeUkiah
- about 110 mi
- SFOSan Francisco
- San Francisco International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 5 Stanford University 26% 4,790 SE about 130 mi
- 20 University of California-Berkeley 16% 7,266 SE about 100 mi
- 34 University of California-Davis 15% 5,985 SE about 90 mi
- 55 Santa Clara University 14% 1,322 SE about 140 mi
- 116 University of San Francisco 11% 977 S about 100 mi
National universities Larger dots rank higher in U.S. News Other colleges Major city Tap a dot for rank and distance, tap again to open its page
Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
Rankings & Admission
| Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 15 | 6 | 40.0% | 3 (50%) |
| Women | 14 | 6 | 42.9% | 4 (67%) |
Women were 48.3% of applicants. The admit rate for women was 2.9 points higher than for men. The share in brackets under Enrolled is the yield: admitted students who enrolled.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no SAT/ACT data for students admitted in 2025.
What Admissions Looks At
- Required
- High school GPAHigh school transcriptTOEFL or other English testPersonal statement or essayRecommendations
- Considered, not required
- Class rankCollege-prep courseworkSAT / ACTWork experienceLegacy status
First-year admission requirements the school reported to the U.S. Department of Education for 2025. International applicants should check the admissions website for language and credential requirements.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
29 applicants in 2025, 41.4% admitted
12 admitted 17 not admitted Yield 58.3%
Students
52 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 52:48 · Freshman retention 85.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 18
- First-year undergraduates 7
- Graduate students 27
Race and ethnicity
- Undergraduates 25
- Graduate students 27
Graduation rate
1 first-time bachelor's-seeking students who started in fall 2016
- All students
Fewer than 20 international students in this class, too few for a separate rate. Counts first-time, full-time students only; students who transferred out count as not graduated.
Cost
2025 cost per year
$29,200
- Undergraduate tuition
- $21,000
- Room and board
- $8,200
- Graduate tuition
- $14,000
The college estimates books, transport and personal costs at about $3,650 a year on top of this.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Living in Ukiah
32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Dec is the coldest month, averaging 36 to 57°F; Jul is the warmest, 56 to 94°F; almost no snow, 35 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 2.1%of residents in Mendocino County are Asian; 12% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 110.7price index for California (U.S. = 100): 11% above the national average; housing is 54% above
- Rent
- $998median one-bedroom rent in Mendocino County; studio $943, two-bedroom $1,381, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $68,092median household income in Mendocino County (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Ukiah Muni Ap weather station (about 2 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of California-DavisDavis · 86.2 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 99.8 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 101.3 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 104.4 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of the PacificStockton · 127.6 mi
U.S. News #121
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 129.5 mi
U.S. News #5
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.