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Westminster University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 882
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 60%
Hispanic 17%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
From State 56%
From Region 15%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Arts 7%
Computer Science 4%
Education 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,528
Est. Cost of Attendance $57,616

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #495
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1110 – 1270
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 540 – 670
ACT Range 23 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business 46 76% / 24% 13% $72,467 98%
Accounting 7 +1 57% / 43% 14% $83,951 87 95%
Business Administration 6 +3 67% / 33% 0% $70,934 73 100%
Economics 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $79,602 84
Finance 13 +1 85% / 15% 38% $84,788 88 100%
International Business 2 100% / 0% 0% $71,235 73
Marketing 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $62,912 57 96%
Sport Management 7 100% / 0% 0% $52,402 28
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 127 36% / 64% 3% $53,314 98%
Computer Science 8 62% / 38% 25% $86,796 89
Computer and Information Sciences 2 +2 50% / 50% 50% $79,833 84
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0% $63,965 60
Geological/Earth Sciences $59,566 49
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $69,063 70
Physics $70,524 72
Biology 10 60% / 40% 0% $59,333 48 100%
Environmental Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,612 10 96%
Neuroscience 14 21% / 79% 0% $54,716 34 100%
Outdoor Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,269 27
Economics 2 50% / 50% 0% $69,426 70
Communication 9 +1 44% / 56% 11% $53,741 31 97%
Creative Writing 3 67% / 33% 0% $51,700 26
Criminal Justice 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,616 28
English 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,588 40 79%
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 50% / 50% 0% $55,380 36
History 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,161 17
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $49,928 21
Liberal Arts 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,273 19
Political Science 4 50% / 50% 0% $56,409 39
Psychology 15 20% / 80% 0% $43,801 9 100%
Sociology 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $46,148 13 94%
Arts and Entertainment Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $40,960 6
Dance 1 100% / 0% 0% $37,597 4
Fine Arts 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,142 5
Music 4 50% / 50% 0% $40,724 6
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,119 5
Theatre 7 29% / 71% 0% $37,086 3
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $57,759 97%
Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $67,010 66 97%
Elementary Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $55,909 38
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 66 18% / 82% 3% $71,424 95%
Nursing 52 13% / 87% 2% $76,552 81 95%
Public Health 14 36% / 64% 7% $52,380 28 96%