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Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA · Private · Midsize suburb

Private institution in Santa Barbara, CA · 1,310 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $64,778 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$32,9261,801st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,7901,839th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,7901,837th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,8261,806th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,778385th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,737391st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.1%417th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.8%353rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
79.9%890th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1367120th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3101,198th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.6%1,778th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 80 mi (LAX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$47,650$53,775
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$37,748$32,925
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$36,848$40,402
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$36,848—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$35,060—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$33,993$26,933
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$25,596
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$28,381$24,808
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,236$22,192
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,285,238 (M $1,198,931 · W $1,086,307)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Westmont College’s 1,310 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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