Westminster University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,300,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 823
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 56%
From Region 15%
Athletes 254 (32.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Native American 2%
Black 2%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business 43 56% 53% 7% 2% 14% 16% $81,131 75 -0.08 79 91% 4.8%
Accounting 8 — 50% 62% 25% 0% 12% 0% $84,941 50 -0.13 83 95% — — — —
Business Administration 15 — 47% 47% 0% 7% 20% 13% $87,739 81 +0.53 85 83% 4.8% — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $83,744 33 -0.54 82 — — — — —
Finance 6 +2 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $79,866 19 -0.66 78 100% — — — —
International Business 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,713 53 -0.22 76 — — — — —
Marketing 5 +1 40% 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% $70,913 30 -0.52 64 100% — — — —
Sport Management 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $57,305 37 -0.42 29 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 109 39% 68% 1% 4% 14% 5% $57,077 4 -0.69 29 94%
Computer Science 6 +1 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $107,637 33 -0.51 96 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences — +1 — — — — — — $98,653 62 +0.02 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,557 15 -0.78 46 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,441 41 -0.33 40 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,901 41 -0.43 69 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,602 26 -0.50 73 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 22% 56% 0% 0% 11% 11% $51,992 4 -1.68 16 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,108 11 -1.04 23 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,715 11 -1.12 12 87% — — — —
Outdoor Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,290 34 -0.52 29 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,679 27 -0.69 77 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,201 73 +0.46 26 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $57,203 77 +0.58 29 79% — — — —
History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,209 54 -0.07 26 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $58,028 64 +0.07 31 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,419 61 +0.01 29 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,225 36 -0.47 24 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 40% 40% 10% 0% 0% 10% $67,824 73 +0.56 57 90% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,618 28 -0.52 30 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,289 15 -0.95 34 — — — — —
Psychology 18 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 28% 0% $52,308 11 -0.99 17 96% — — — —
Sociology 9 — 22% 22% 0% 33% 11% 11% $46,508 6 -0.94 8 94% — — — —
Acting 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $35,603 10 -1.00 2 — — — — —
Arts and Entertainment Management — — — — — — — — $35,583 6 -1.26 2 — — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $35,391 10 -1.03 2 — — — — —
Fine Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,357 5 -1.34 2 — — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $33,964 5 -1.37 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $34,342 5 -1.34 2 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,017 7 -1.21 2 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,614 46 -0.18 33 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 3 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,044 6 +0.86 31
Education — — — — — — — — $68,007 95 +1.52 57 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,044 88 +0.86 31 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 53 15% 62% 4% 4% 15% 4% $81,894 77 -0.62 80 98%
Nursing 45 — 16% 62% 4% 4% 16% 2% $85,275 22 -0.69 83 98% — — — —
Public Health 8 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 12% 12% $62,880 43 -0.21 44 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,826
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 26.9% 56 16% 64% 4% 4% 14% 4% $80,577 65 -0.61 78 98% —
Social Sciences 21.6% 45 29% 58% 2% 7% 13% 4% $55,651 38 -0.58 25 94% —
Business & Economics 21.2% 44 57% 55% 7% 2% 14% 16% $81,099 55 -0.09 79 91% 4.8%
Humanities 6.7% 14 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $57,480 63 +0.04 30 — —
Arts 5.8% 12 42% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $34,264 2 -1.31 2 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 11 27% 64% 0% 0% 9% 9% $52,559 3 -1.56 18 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 8 75% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $68,948 22 -0.46 60 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 6 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,715 11 -1.12 12 87% —
Computer Science 2.9% 6 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $107,637 46 -0.51 96 — —
Education 1.4% 3 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,044 75 +0.86 31 — —
Professional 1.4% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,614 22 -0.18 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 54 $420K $407K $12K
Track & Field (combined) 48 $155K $155K $0
Soccer 35 $364K $358K $6K
Basketball 18 $411K $411K $0
Golf 8 $146K $140K $5K
Skiing 5 $211K $197K $13K
Total 135 $1.7M $1.7M $37K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 38 $143K $143K $300
Soccer 35 $379K $369K $9K
Lacrosse 30 $313K $313K $0
Volleyball 16 $337K $337K $0
Basketball 15 $422K $422K $0
Golf 7 $131K $128K $2K
Skiing 4 $169K $169K $0
Total 119 $1.9M $1.9M $12K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 86 $299K $298K $300
Lacrosse 84 $733K $720K $12K
Soccer 70 $744K $728K $15K
Basketball 33 $834K $834K $0
Volleyball 16 $337K $337K $0
Golf 15 $277K $269K $8K
Skiing 9 $380K $367K $13K
Total 254 $5.0M $4.8M $158K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 2%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 46%
SAT Range 1120 – 1300
SAT Math Range 530 – 620
SAT RW Range 570 – 690