Dharma Realm Buddhist University campus is located at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a major center for world Buddhism. The City is set among 448 acres of groves and meadows in Mendocino County, California, 110 miles north of San Francisco. The grounds contain approximately 80 landscaped acres on which are found more than 25 institutional buildings. At the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas are Tathagata Monastery and Joyous Giving House for monks and nuns [Bhikshus and Bhikshunis] respectively, who have been ordained in the Buddhist Sangha. The University shares the campus with Instilling Goodness Elementary and Developing Virtue Secondary Schools, a home for the elderly, and a vegetarian restaurant. Extensive fields, orchards, meadows, and woods surround the campus.

The quiet country landscape, relatively mild climate, and clean air of the beautiful Ukiah Valley give residents of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas an ideal environment for study, spiritual growth, and wholesome fellowship. Taking part in a community devoted to pure and unselfish living can itself be the most beneficial and inspiring experience among all the opportunities at the City.