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.
Westmont College was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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Westmont is ranked #368 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Westmont is also ranked #62 out of 168 schools in California.
The acceptance rate at Westmont College is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Westmont is a good fit for you.
About 18% of students accepted to Westmont submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 595 and 720. Math scores were between 565 and 740.
The student to faculty ratio at Westmont is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Westmont College is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Westmont College has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Westmont the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 75%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,226 undergraduates at Westmont with 1,224 being full-time and 2 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,364 | $24,298 | $26,175 | $26,982 | $36,076 |
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 Westmont, 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 Westmont, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,129 a year. That adds up to $28,516 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Westmont is 1.3%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Westmont College.
Contact details for Westmont are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 955 La Paz Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1089 |
| Phone: | 805-565-6000 |
| Website: | www.westmont.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/westmont |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/westmontnews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | 60 | $42,792 |
| Health & Physical Education | 37 | $31,114 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $37,638 |
| General Psychology | 26 | $32,369 |
| General Biology | 24 | $31,121 |
| General English Literature | 20 | $31,823 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 15 | NA |
| Chemistry | 14 | NA |
| History | 12 | NA |
| Music | 11 | 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, 267 students took at least one online class at Westmont College. This is a decrease from the 270 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 267 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 270 | 78 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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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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