Westmont College
Santa Barbara, California · Website
$64,778
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,778
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Westmont College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Santa Barbara, California with 1,302 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,053 a year (tuition and fees $53,584). It admits 77% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,778 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,053
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,584
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,778
Rank 544 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
- $29,053
- Tuition and fees
- $53,584
- Cost of attendance
- $71,150
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,899
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,492
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,867
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,524
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,124
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 $41,360 in 2015-16 to $53,584 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
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,328
- SAT reading, middle
- 658
- SAT math, middle
- 653
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 1,302
- Graduate students
- 8
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $92.2M
- 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 544 of 5,094 US colleges and 89 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,053 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,584 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,737 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,778 | $41,472 | $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. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $25,000 | $54,457 | $84,815 | $77,981 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $24,250 | $27,708 | $56,878 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $23,250 | $30,635 | $75,889 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,000 | $34,826 | $45,455 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $23,250 | $41,225 | $62,535 | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | $83,026 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,048 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $25,515 | $37,806 | $58,459 | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $19,500 | Withheld | $61,939 | $53,072 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,154 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Santa Barbara and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Westmont College cost?
$29,053 a year is the average net price at Westmont College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,584, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,150. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,899 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Westmont College?
77% of applicants are admitted to Westmont College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,328 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Westmont College graduates earn?
$64,778 a year is the median pay of former Westmont College students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,737 after 6 years). That ranks 544 of 5,094 US colleges and 89 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $83,026.
How much student debt do Westmont College graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Westmont College graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Westmont College?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Westmont College finish within 6 years. 85% 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 Westmont College?
Business/Managerial Economics (60 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (38 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.