Westcliff University
Irvine, CA · For-profit · Large city
For-profit institution in Irvine, CA · 2,037 undergraduates · 45% acceptance rate.
- Top 14%Acceptance rate
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $26,4551,576th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,0001,158th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,000922nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $35,9951,122nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,7501,114th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.8%790th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.3%1,066th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 45.1%223rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,037935th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 2.1%2,101st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 37 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 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $126,246 (M $65,417 · W $60,829 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewestcliff.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 490133)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Westcliff University vs Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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