- The Inkwell
- California
- Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CASuburb: midsizeZIP 93108Founded 1937
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1937
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.westmont.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Westmont College
Westmont College is a private nonprofit college in Santa Barbara, California, with 1,302 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $29,343 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention85%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans51%
$29,343net price / year
77%admission rate
1328average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$70,327median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,609median debt
#384 of 1,704 for earnings#1,431 of 1,739 for lowest net price#446 of 1,738 for graduation rate#771 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
- $73,544tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,724
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,724
- Average net price
- $29,343national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,406
$30,001–48,000$23,934
$48,001–75,000$22,519
$75,001–110,000$26,273
$110,001+$35,729
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1328
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 630–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–700
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,690
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,327middle 50%: $43,618–$102,195
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,609
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,195
Median, Westmont College$70,327
Lower quarter$43,618
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
- 1,302
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,166 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,852
- Endowment, end of year
- $92,162,206
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic23%
Black2.6%
Asian5.3%
Two or more races9.0%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown5.8%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Health professions9.9%
Psychology7.9%
Social sciences6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Communication & journalism6.4%
Visual & performing arts4.6%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | $29,915 | 71% | $66,136 |
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| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 |
| Washington College Chestertown, MD | $27,993 | 66% | $74,001 |
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| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | $29,486 | 75% | $70,813 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 125727. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3444458.