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University of the West

Rosemead, CA
Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratio
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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 32 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

32

undergrads · larger than 2% of colleges

Diversity index

0.60

Pell Grant

28%

below the median

Large suburbStudy abroad
Undergrads −72% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (50% of graduates). 4 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 98% of colleges. 24% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,538 a year on instruction per student.

4 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 98% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

50% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

24%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$15.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $23,351 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $14,713 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $32,796.

29%

$23.4K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · about the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$32,796 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
50% · avg $4K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 29% of full price

Federal loans

19%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost steady · +4% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

60% graduate within six years.

60%

60%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

50%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 100% → 38% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 15% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 4%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Steady

    +4% after inflation

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 449870 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything