- The Inkwell
- California
- Westcliff University
Irvine, CACity: largeZIP 92614
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: business & management
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2016
- Website
- www.westcliff.edu
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit
Westcliff University
Westcliff University is a private for-profit university in Irvine, California, with 2,363 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $30,505 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention72%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share6.5%
Federal loans6.9%
$30,505net price / year
73%admission rate
—average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,486median debt
#1,469 of 1,739 for lowest net price#629 of 1,738 for graduation rate#657 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $41,203tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,558
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,558
- Average net price
- $30,505national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,960
$30,001–48,000$30,620
$48,001–75,000$29,207
$75,001–110,000$30,247
$110,001+$33,520
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college6.5%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,486
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Westcliff University—
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
- 2,363
- Part-time
- 32%
- Women / men
- 37% / 63%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 6.5%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 8.4%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,591 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,259
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White5.4%
Hispanic2.3%
Black3.4%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident9.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown75%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management65%
Computer & information sciences27%
Education4.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.6%
Communication & journalism1.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 490133. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q96414526.