West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA · For-profit · Large city · WCULA
For-profit institution in North Hollywood, CA · 2,687 undergraduates · $102,672 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 1%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 2%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 24%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $51,9921,965th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,1941,547th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,1941,504th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $58,6371,665th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $32,9461,847th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $102,67230th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $96,11418th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.4%1,359th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,687762nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 45.3%514th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 17 mi (LAX)
On 5 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $83,166 | $82,415 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $76,856 | $71,015 |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to West Coast University-Los Angeles’s 2,687 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose, CA · 2,844 undergrads
- Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA · 2,977 undergrads
- California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA · 2,374 undergrads
- Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, CA · 2,373 undergrads
- San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, CA · 2,270 undergrads
- Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA · 3,132 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV · 2,690 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, PR · 2,692 undergrads
- Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · 2,693 undergrads
- Keene State CollegeKeene, NH · 2,680 undergrads
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · 2,696 undergrads
- Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN · 2,673 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewestcoastuniversity.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 443331)
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