by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Westminster College Pennsylvania was awarded 68 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other education.
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Westminster New Wilmington is ranked #1,035 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Westminster New Wilmington is ranked at #62.
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When it comes to admittance, Westminster College Pennsylvania is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 31% of students accepted to Westminster New Wilmington submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 643. Math scores were between 520 and 615.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Westminster New Wilmington it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Westminster College Pennsylvania is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 89% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Westminster College Pennsylvania enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Westminster New Wilmington for first-time, full-time students is 60%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,149 undergraduates at Westminster New Wilmington with 1,089 being full-time and 60 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,692 | $15,852 | $17,443 | $22,079 | $25,232 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Westminster New Wilmington, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Westminster New Wilmington, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $10,103 a year. That adds up to $40,412 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Westminster New Wilmington is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Westminster New Wilmington are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172 |
| Phone: | 724-946-8761 |
| Website: | www.westminster.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/westminsterpa |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/westminsterpa |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | $41,460 |
| General Biology | 19 | NA |
| Other Education | 15 | $39,753 |
| General English Literature | 12 | NA |
| Accounting | 12 | NA |
| Marketing | 12 | NA |
| Mathematics | 11 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 10 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 10 | NA |
| Nursing | 10 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 180 students took at least one online class at Westminster College Pennsylvania. This is an increase from the 79 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 180 | 55 |
| 2019-2020 | 79 | 79 |
| 2018-2019 | 61 | 43 |
| 2017-2018 | 49 | 49 |
| 2016-2017 | 48 | 27 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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