Alliant International University is a private, for-profit benefit corporation university with its main campus in San Diego and other campuses in California, Japan, and Mexico. The university is also known as Alliant. It offers programs in six California campuses – in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Irvine, Sacramento, and Fresno – and four international campuses – in Mexico City, Mexico; Nairobi, Kenya, Tokyo, Japan; and Hong Kong. Its enrollment is approximately 4,000 students, of whom 95% are post-graduate.

Alliant International University is composed of several academic schools:

• California School of Professional Psychology- The California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) was founded in 1969 under the auspices of the California Psychological Association. CSPP offers programs in clinical psychology, clinical counseling, and marital and family therapy.
• California School of Management & Leadership-In 2011, Alliant International University renamed their management school to Alliant School of Management then to California School of Management & Leadership in 2018. Formerly the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, named for organizational consultant and executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, the School of Management offers a 4-year BSBA program, master’s and doctoral degrees in Business, Management, and Leadership.
• California School of Education- The California School of Education offers programs in teaching, school psychology, educational leadership, and teaching English to speakers of other languages.
• California School of Forensic Studies- The California School of Forensic Studies offers programs in criminology and criminal justice.
• San Francisco Law School –San Francisco Law School became a constituent school of Alliant International University in 2010.