$35,426
net price a year, after grants
Westcliff University is a for-profit 4-year college in Irvine, California with 2,363 undergraduates and 5,323 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,426 a year (tuition and fees $17,670). It admits 73% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $23,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,426
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,670
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,750
About $252 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,426
- Tuition and fees
- $17,670
- Cost of attendance
- $44,210
- Students with a need-based grant
- 6.0%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.1%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,253
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $33,829
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $35,913
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,031
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $40,799
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2017-18 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,020 in 2017-18 to $17,670 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Undergraduates
- 2,363
- Graduate students
- 5,323
- Part-time students
- 32%
- Women
- 37%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,426 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,670 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,750 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 178 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 98 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| LawOnlineProfessional | Professional | 54 | $45,240 | $58,618 | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 36 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International BusinessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Westcliff University cost?
$35,426 a year is the average net price at Westcliff University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,670, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,210. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,253 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Westcliff University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Westcliff University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much student debt do Westcliff University graduates have?
$23,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Westcliff University graduates, about $252 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.1% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Westcliff University?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Westcliff University finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Westcliff University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (178 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (148 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (98 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.