Santa Barbara, CA
Westmont College
https://www.westmont.eduRepayment outcome
81.8%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$25,100–$68,000
middle 50% · median $48,300
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$30,074
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$51,760
Default rate
5.1%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Business$53,775
- Communication and Media Studies.$40,402
- Liberal Arts$37,883
- English & Literature$32,925
- Visual & Performing Arts$26,933
- Psychology$25,596
- Parks & Fitness$24,808
- Biology$22,192
Academics
Acceptance
70.2%
Avg SAT
1,193
Enrollment
1,295
What students study
16 fields offered
Business
14% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Parks & Fitness11.9%
- 03Communications10.6%
- 04Biology9.3%
- 05English & Literature9.0%
- 06Social Sciences9.0%
- 07Liberal Arts7.4%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts6.8%
- 09Philosophy5.1%
- 10Psychology3.9%
- 11Physical Sciences3.5%
- 12Foreign Languages2.9%
- 13History2.3%
- 14Computer Science1.6%
- 15Math & Statistics1.6%
- 16Engineering1.3%