West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA · Public · Large suburb · WLAC · West L.A. · West L.A. College · West LA · West LA College · WestLA
Public institution in Culver City, CA · 7,277 undergraduates · $38,537 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Average net price
- Top 10%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Median graduate debt
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
- $7,131169th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,23811th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,130279th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,839192nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,500242nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,5371,664th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,5381,662nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 21.4%1,894th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,277351st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.0%1,711th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (LAX)
On 1 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
CCCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to West Los Angeles College’s 7,277 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 7,171 undergrads
- Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, CA · 7,132 undergrads
- Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · 7,629 undergrads
- Solano Community CollegeFairfield, CA · 7,688 undergrads
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · 7,841 undergrads
- California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA · 7,914 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,275 undergrads
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · 7,273 undergrads
- Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID · 7,260 undergrads
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · 7,306 undergrads
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 7,238 undergrads
- Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 7,324 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewlac.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 125471)
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- Compare with Loyola Marymount UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: West Los Angeles College vs Loyola Marymount UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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