by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Westcliff University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Westcliff University was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Westcliff University has an acceptance rate of 73%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it’s not the only school you apply to, even if it’s your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at Westcliff University is an impressive 11 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 Westcliff University is 9%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Westcliff University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Westcliff University for first-time, full-time students is 60%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Westcliff University.
In the current academic year, there are 2,037 undergraduates at Westcliff University.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Westcliff University.
The overall average net price of Westcliff University is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Westcliff University
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,957 | $28,036 | $25,164 | $34,995 | $20,620 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Westcliff University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Westcliff University, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $8,072 a year. That adds up to $32,288 over four years for those students. Get more details about paying for Westcliff University.
Westcliff University is an private for-profit institution found in Irvine, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of Westcliff University.
Contact details for Westcliff University are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614 |
| Phone: | 9498255999 |
| Website: | www.westcliff.edu/ |
In the latest year of available data, students from 9 majors graduated from Westcliff University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,087 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 505 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 123 | NA |
| Information Technology | 88 | NA |
| Data Analytics. | 82 | NA |
| Law | 76 | NA |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 41 | NA |
| Radio, TV & Digital Communication | 38 | NA |
| Marketing | 28 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 15 | NA |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
2,001 students took at least one online class at Westcliff University.
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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