Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Graduate University
Former names
Fielding Graduate Institute
The Fielding Institute
Motto"Change the world. Start with yours."
TypePrivate graduate-level university
Established1974 (1974)
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$6.9 million (2020)
ChairmanGary Wagenheim
PresidentJohn L. Bennett
ProvostAllison Davis-White Eyes (interim)
Academic staff
157
Students1,000 (approx.)
Location,
California
,
United States
Websitewww.fielding.edu

Fielding Graduate University (previously Fielding Graduate Institute and The Fielding Institute) is a private university in Santa Barbara, California, United States. It offers postgraduate and doctoral studies mainly in psychology, education, and organizational studies, primarily through distance education programs.

Fielding Graduate University was founded in 1974 by Frederic M. Hudson, Hallock Hoffman, and Renata Tesch.