Westminster College
Fulton, Missouri · Website
$52,199
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,199
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Westminster College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fulton, Missouri with 638 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $24,314 a year (tuition and fees $35,214). It admits 79% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,199 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,314
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,214
US median $11,837
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,199
Rank 1,300 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $24,314
- Tuition and fees
- $35,214
- Cost of attendance
- $51,532
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 91%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,543
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,050
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,123
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,957
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,066
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $23,480 in 2015-16 to $35,214 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
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1,118
- SAT reading, middle
- 520
- SAT math, middle
- 500
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 638
- Part-time students
- 3.0%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $80.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,300 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,314 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,214 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,992 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,199 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 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 OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,750 | $37,667 | $70,100 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $26,045 | Withheld | $60,077 | $54,562 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,784 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Museology/Museum StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,452 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fulton and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Westminster College cost?
$24,314 a year is the average net price at Westminster College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,214, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,532. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,543 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Westminster College?
79% of applicants are admitted to Westminster College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,118 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Westminster College graduates earn?
$52,199 a year is the median pay of former Westminster College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,992 after 6 years). That ranks 1,300 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $37,667.
How much student debt do Westminster College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Westminster College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 91% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Westminster College?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Westminster College finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Westminster College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (16 bachelor's graduates), Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (12 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 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.