About
University of the West (UWest) is a private Buddhist university in Rosemead, California, United States. It was founded in 1990 by Hsing Yun, founder of the Taiwan-based Buddhist order Fo Guang Shan and Hsi Lai Temple, the North American order headquarters. The school offered its first class in spring of 1991.
Admissions & acceptance rate
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at University of the West
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of the West vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of the West selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of the West | 38% | — | 138 | $11,137 | Baccalaureate |
American Jewish University | 44% | 96.0% | 424 | — | Baccalaureate |
Antioch University-Santa Barbara | — | — | 263 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Claremont School of Theology | — | — | 213 | — | — |
Soka University of America | 92% | 43.4% | 495 | $21,446 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 44% | 69.7% | 263 | $16,292 |
University of the West Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides contact information for the Institutional Research office at the University of the West. It mentions data access compliant with FERPA and lists some key student satisfaction survey results. For general inquiries or access to data, Shruti Piduri can be contacted.
Visit IR office page- Shruti Piduri
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planThe UWest 2025-2028 Strategic Plan2025The University of the West's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan outlines a visionary roadmap to enhance the university’s Buddhist identity and its stature in American higher education. It sets forth goals to establish UWest as a leading institution informed by Buddhist values, ensure financial growth through diverse revenue strategies, enhance student success, and modernize campus facilities. This comprehensive plan emphasizes the interconnectedness of strengthening UWest’s core pillars, thus achieving its mission of empowering students for purposeful lives.uwest.edu
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