- The Inkwell
- Florida
- West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FLCity: smallZIP 33178
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: other health professions
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 2013
- Campuses
- 6
- Website
- westcoastuniversity.edu
FloridaPrivate for-profit
West Coast University-Miami
West Coast University-Miami is a private for-profit university in Doral, Florida, with 961 undergraduates. It graduates 25% within six years and costs $37,774 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Retention60%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share66%
Federal loans88%
$37,774net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$104,344median earnings, 10 yrs
$33,500median debt
#39 of 1,704 for earnings#1,634 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,609 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,077tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $24,008
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,008
- Average net price
- $37,774national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$39,353
$30,001–48,000$35,962
$48,001–75,000$40,522
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college66%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $98,984
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $104,344middle 50%: $67,468–$137,571
- Median debt at graduation
- $33,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$137,571
Median, West Coast University-Miami$104,344
Lower quarter$67,468
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 961
- Part-time
- 35%
- Women / men
- 87% / 13%
- Average age at entry
- 27.8
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,114 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,439
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White4.2%
Hispanic75%
Black16%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races1.9%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions100%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Anaheim, CA | $36,240 | 25% | $104,344 |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio Columbus, OH | $35,431 | 27% | $96,897 |
| Chamberlain University-Nevada Las Vegas, NV | $41,032 | 25% | $96,897 |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL | $38,263 | 35% | $96,897 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 485272.