by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Westminster College Pennsylvania was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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Westminster New Wilmington landed the #1,246 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Westminster New Wilmington is also ranked #72 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
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When it comes to admittance, Westminster College Pennsylvania is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Westminster New Wilmington it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Westminster College Pennsylvania is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Westminster College Pennsylvania has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. 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 Westminster New Wilmington 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 Westminster College Pennsylvania.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,149 undergraduates at Westminster New Wilmington with 1,089 being full-time and 60 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,290 | $15,287 | $20,951 | $22,684 | $26,163 |
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 Westminster New Wilmington, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Westminster New Wilmington, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $8,603 a year. That adds up to $34,412 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Westminster College Pennsylvania.
Contact details for Westminster New Wilmington are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172 |
| Phone: | 724-946-8761 |
| Website: | www.westminster.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 48 | $42,184 |
| Nursing | 19 | NA |
| Other Education | 17 | $42,047 |
| Student Counseling | 16 | NA |
| Marketing | 15 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 14 | NA |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 13 | $27,467 |
| Accounting | 13 | $52,721 |
Online courses area 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.
In 2022-2023, 171 students took at least one online class at Westminster College Pennsylvania. This is a decrease from the 180 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 171 | 35 |
| 2021-2022 | 180 | 55 |
| 2020-2021 | 79 | 79 |
| 2018-2019 | 49 | 49 |
Learn more about online learning at Westminster College Pennsylvania.
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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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