by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
West Coast University-Miami was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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West Coast University-Miami was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that West Coast University-Miami has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at West Coast University-Miami is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at West Coast University-Miami is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At West Coast University-Miami this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,194 undergraduates at West Coast University-Miami with 861 being full-time and 333 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of West Coast University-Miami, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At West Coast University-Miami, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $6,974 a year. That adds up to $27,896 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at West Coast University-Miami is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for West Coast University-Miami are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9250 Nw 36Th Street, Doral, FL 33178-2775 |
| Phone: | 786-501-7070 |
| Website: | westcoastuniversity.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/WestCoastUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/westcoastu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 278 | $80,831 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 657 students took at least one online class at West Coast University-Miami. This is a decrease from the 796 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 657 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 796 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 393 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 226 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 203 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at West Coast University-Miami.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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