Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
77.0%
1,913 admitted
SAT · 50th
1320
Range 1220–1430
6-yr grad
70.3%
Retention 85.3%
Undergrads
1,312
10.6:1 S-F
Admissions
86.4% / 78.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications2,483
Overall admit rate77.0%
In-state admit rate86.4%
Out-of-state admit rate78.1%
Enrolled303 · 15.8% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1320
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1220–1430 · 20.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W630680730
Math600650700
Comp122013201430
ACT
255075
Comp252632
Cost & aid
$54,430
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$54,430
Fees$1,294
Room & board$17,650
Books$1,600
Avg need-based grant$41,546
% need met85.3%
Avg debt at graduation$30,527
Academics
10.6 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.3% retention
Student-faculty10.6 : 1
Retention85.3%
4-year graduation64.0%
6-year graduation70.3%
Enrollment
1,312
undergraduates
26.8% out-of-state · 5 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,312
First-year303
Transfer52
Full-time99%
Female61%
Out-of-state26.8%
International (freshmen)5
Rankings
#115
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#11526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#32526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#48126
NicheBest Colleges in America#71626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferencePacific West Conference1
Athletic divisionNCAA D210
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttps://www.westmont.edu/admissions-aid/…
Admissions emailadmissions@westmont.edu
Admissions phone(805) 565-6200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Calvin University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Calvin University MI · Private (nonprofit)67.9%12203K
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Kalamazoo College MI · Private (nonprofit)75.3%12801K
University of Puget Sound WA · Private (nonprofit)72.4%12901K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Westmont College

12 years of Westmont College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.