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Westcliff University

Irvine, CAQuad's selectivityAccessible
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Admissions · Fall 2024

7 in 10 applicants admitted

Westcliff admits about 7 in 10 applicants (73%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 58% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

73%

73%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

4,071

Admitted

2,978

Yield

18%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,363 undergrads, where 6% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

2.4K

undergrads · larger than 61% of colleges

Diversity index

0.41

Pell Grant

6%

below the median

Large cityNo college housingNAIA · California Pacific Conference

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (64% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 8% of faculty are full-time. Spends $2,259 a year on instruction per student.

11 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 68% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

64% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

8%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$2.3K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$35.6K

net price per year for first-years with grants

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$44,210 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
6.0% · avg $3K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Federal loans

6%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

67% graduate within six years.

67%

67%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median debt

$23.8K

≈ $252/month for 10 years

Retention

72%

come back for year two

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

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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 490133 · 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