Skip to main content
  • Current Students
  • Parents & Families
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Staff

Footer quick links

  • Request Info
  • Plan a Visit
  • Apply Now
  • Apply
  • About
    • Campus Map
    • College Profile
    • Community Commitments
    • Our Commitment to Diversity
    • History of Westmont
    • Institutes & Centers
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts
    • Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
    • Westmont Magazine
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Academics
    • Academic Services
    • Augustinian Scholars Program
    • Academic Opportunities
    • Majors and Programs
    • Office of the Provost
    • Outcomes
    • Voskuyl Library
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
  • Admissions & Aid
    • Prospective Students
    • Visit Westmont
    • Financial Aid
    • Admitted Students
    • Confirmed Students
    • Prospective Parents
    • Meet your Counselor
    • Confirm your Place
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Student Life
    • Words of Warriors
    • CATlab
    • Living on Campus
    • On Campus Activities
    • Off Campus Activities
    • Our Commitment to Diversity
    • COVE Career Center
    • Ministries
    • Chapel
    • Consumer Information
      • Request Info
      • Plan a Visit
      • Apply Now
  • Giving
    • Why Give?
    • Where to Give
    • How to Give
    • Giving Societies
    • Contact Us
      • Give Today
  • Athletics
  • Research
  • About
    • Campus Departments
    • Community Commitments
      • Statement of Faith
      • Mission Statement
      • Biblical and Theological Foundations of Diversity
      • Community Life Statement
      • Environment Free of Unlawful Discrimination, Unlawful Harassment, and Sexual Assault
      • Statement of Key Terms and Identity
    • History
      • Westmont Seal
    • Institutes and Centers
      • Center for Social Entrepreneurship
      • Eaton Center
        • About
        • Eaton Center Alumni
        • Programs
        • Resources
        • Contact Us
      • Gaede Institute
      • Martin Institute
        • Board
        • Conversatio Divina
        • Dallas Willard Research Center
          • Advisory Board
          • Senior Fellows
          • Annual Book & Research Award
          • 2018 Conference
        • Incarnatio Center
          • Programs
            • Spiritual Formation Coordinators
          • Resources
        • Staff
      • Mosher Center
        • Obtaining an Executive Coach
        • Reflections on Historical Leaders
      • Goble Center for Global Learning
      • Hughes Center for Neuroscience and Leadership
      • Montecito Institute
      • Women's Leadership Council
    • Leadership
      • Board of Advisors
      • Board of Trustees
      • Office of the Provost
      • President
      • Student Life Office
      • Westmont Foundation
      • Decision Making at Westmont College
    • College Profile
      • Athletics
      • Community Service
      • Facts and Figures
      • First Year Class Profile
      • National Rankings

College Profile National Rankings

Rankings title above aerial view of Westmont.

 

 

New national rankings and economic indicators establish Westmont as one of the top Christian liberal arts colleges in the U.S. once again. Westmont, in its 85th anniversary year, improved its overall score and rose in five other ranking categories to remain in the top tier of the 2023 U.S. News and World Report’s National Liberal Arts College rankings for the 18th straight year. Westmont, ranked at No. 124, is one of only two national liberal arts colleges in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and remains one of the top 10 liberal arts colleges in California.

 

Westmont is the only CCCU member in the U.S. News’ National Liberal Arts Colleges Campus Ethnic Diversity ranking, which recognizes 64 liberal arts colleges for their overall mix of racial or ethnic groups. “College-bound students who prioritize learning alongside people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds will want to consider campus ethnic diversity when choosing a school,” the U.S. News methodology says. “The index measures the probability that any two people chosen at random from a given school are of different races or ethnic groups.” Westmont’s prioritized growth in diversity is a purposeful strategic and campus-wide effort across the college community.

 

Westmont is a top performer on the U.S. News Social Mobility Among National Liberal Arts Colleges ranking, which measures the extent schools enrolled and graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

 

In the U.S. News ranking, Westmont improved in Average First-Year Retention ranking (80 to 81 percent); and Predicted (76 percent) and Actual Graduation Rates (73 percent). Student-to- Faculty Ratio improved from 11-to-1 to 10-to-1; the SAT/ACT 25th-75th Percentile rose from 1110-1370 to 1160-1460; and the Alumni Giving rate rose to 11 percent.

 

The latest Payscale report shows Westmont graduates (all alumni) in the top 7.5 percent for all bachelor-degree institutions in the U.S. in mid-career salaries (median after 10+ years of experience), earning an average salary of $127,000. Westmont graduates who only earn a bachelor’s degree are in the top 9 percent of mid-career earnings with an average salary of $119,400.

 

The Princeton Review recognizes Westmont among its 2023 Best Colleges: Region by Region. Westmont is one of 126 colleges in the Best Western section, or one of the top 23 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges.

 

“These rankings recognize the tremendous success and achievements of our alumni as well as the excellence of our academic program. We prepare our graduates to not only thrive in all spheres of society but to become leaders in all spheres of society. We’re proud of what they’ve accomplished.”

President Gayle Beebe

 

NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE


NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE CAMPUS ETHNIC DIVERSITY


NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE SOCIAL MOBILITY


AVERAGE FIRST-YEAR RETENTION


PREDICTED & ACTUAL GRADUATION RATES


STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO


ALUMNI GIVING RATE

A member of an exclusive Grateful Grads list, which considers the amount and percentage of alumni giving


#256 in Private Colleges


#124 in Liberal Arts Universities


#23 among national liberal arts colleges whose graduates earn the highest salaries


#257 among America's Best Value Colleges 

Westmont is among the 2023 Best Colleges: Region by Region.


Westmont is one of just 126 colleges in the "Best Western” section, just 23 percent of the nation's four-year colleges.


"We salute these colleges in five zones that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search."

Rankings infographic 2022 2023

Footer links menu

  • Request Info
  • Plan a Visit
  • Apply Now

Footer Utility menu

  • Employment
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Emergency Info
  • Consumer Information

955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108 

805-565-6000

Contact Us

 

Social media menu

©2023
Westmont College - All rights reserved