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Located in Santa Barbara, California, Westmont College is a private not-for-profit institution. Santa Barbara is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Westmont College?

Contact details for Westmont are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	955 La Paz Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1089
Phone:	805-565-6000
Website:	www.westmont.edu

How Do I Get Into Westmont?

You can apply to Westmont online at: www.westmont.edu/a/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Westmont

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Westmont?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Westmont may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Westmont submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 728. Math scores were between 640 and 730.

Westmont received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford Westmont College?

The overall average net price of Westmont is $39,935. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Westmont, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,129 a year. That adds up to $28,516 over four years for those students.

Westmont College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,238 undergraduate students at Westmont, with 1,233 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,233 full-time undergraduates at Westmont, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Westmont College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	86
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	250
White	662
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Westmont College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Westmont. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Westmont College

In 2022-2023, 7 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Westmont has changed over the last few years.

Westmont College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Elementary Education	3	3
Secondary Education	3	3
TOTAL	6	6

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Richard O’Reilly under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.