Westminster University
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Private institution in Salt Lake City, UT · 882 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $66,215 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 18%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $26,5361,579th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,4161,689th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $41,4161,666th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,8011,649th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,250916th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,215351st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,994416th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.4%446th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.9%918th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 68.8%582nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1249279th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8821,433rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.1%1,470th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (SLC)
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 12 of 63 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $79,450 | $69,338 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,847 | $57,995 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $46,087 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $55,547 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $40,461 | $42,682 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $38,906 | $39,009 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,729 | $32,213 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,925 | $28,598 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,771 | $31,848 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $28,381 | $29,751 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $26,896 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1875source
- Athletic nickname: "Griffins"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #4A245E and #947750source
- Motto: "Discendo Vita Abundantior"source
- Formerly known as "Salt Lake Collegiate Institute" (1875–1897)source
- Formerly known as "Sheldon Jackson College" (1897–1902)source
- Formerly known as "Westminster College" (1902–2023)source
- Athletic conference: RMACsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,437,461 (M $632,901 · W $804,560)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewestminstercollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 230807)
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