by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for West Coast University-Los Angeles, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The cost of attendance at West Coast University-Los Angeles is about $58,637.00 for a single academic year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $36,854.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $21,783.00 |
| Total cost | $58,637.00 |
| That is 79% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $58,637.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$2,918.00 |
| Net price | $55,719.00 |
| That is 70% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $58,637.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,845.00 |
| Net price | $51,792.00 |
| That is 58% above the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by roughly 1.6% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Freshman year | $52,610.00 | $56,599.00 | $59,563.00 |
| Senior year | $55,141.00 | $59,322.00 | $62,429.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $215,476.00 | $231,814.00 | $243,954.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $82,089.00 | $88,313.00 | $92,938.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $2,480.00 | $2,668.00 | $2,807.00 |
| Total amount paid | $297,565.00 | $320,127.00 | $336,892.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Freshman year | $52,610.00 | $56,599.00 | $59,563.00 |
| Senior year | $53,440.00 | $57,492.00 | $60,503.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $106,050.00 | $114,091.00 | $120,066.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $40,401.00 | $43,465.00 | $45,741.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,220.00 | $1,313.00 | $1,382.00 |
| Total amount paid | $146,452.00 | $157,556.00 | $165,807.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $53,020.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $51,992.00 |
Run your own numbers with the West Coast University-Los Angeles Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at West Coast University-Los Angeles is $24,145.00, which federal data classifies as a Moderate ($20-30k) debt-burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,250.00 |
| 25th | $13,268.00 |
| Median (50th) | $24,145.00 |
| 75th | $35,500.00 |
| 90th | $41,834.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $26,500.00 |
| Middle income | $24,145.00 |
| High income | $20,630.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $5,870.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $24,427.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $23,687.00 |
First-gen borrowers at West Coast University-Los Angeles graduate with $740.00 in additional median debt versus continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at West Coast University-Los Angeles is $1,888.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate tier for West Coast University-Los Angeles is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 1.0% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at West Coast University-Los Angeles total $888,138,324.00 spread across 35,595 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 59 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $25,195.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about West Coast University-Los Angeles, the questions below are worth your time:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.