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Westminster University

Salt Lake City, Utah·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·westminstercollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,155
peer median 1,182
Avg net price
$26,536
+$547 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,964
2,964 candidates competed
Admitted
1,973
66.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
192
9.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
64%+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
64%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%
Non-Pell
60%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 59 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
15
25.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing15 · 25.4%
  • No Data44 · 74.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
44

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+20.4%
$44,695 vs $37,112
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+43.2%
$53,132 vs $37,112
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+43.3%
$66,484 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+46.5%
$62,906 vs $42,937
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.9%
$58,974 vs $37,112
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+60.8%
$59,676 vs $37,112
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.0%
$96,542 vs $55,818
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+85.3%
$68,786 vs $37,112

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$35,149 debt · $66,484 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$26,000 debt · $58,974 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$47,290 debt · $119,269 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$42,780 debt · $127,668 earn
Air Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
32%
$26,798 debt · $83,574 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$20,212 debt · $80,037 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$22,684 debt · $92,548 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$14,593 debt · $68,786 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1936Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 7

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  4. Oct 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  5. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,947
$30–48k$19,820
$48–75k$21,345
$75–110k$26,189
$110k+$30,467

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,536
+$547vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $25,989
Federal loans
66.1%
In-state tuition
$41,416
Out-of-state
$41,416

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 269 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $8.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
269
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,674,537 total
Direct Loans
$8.8M
699 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$701K
173 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$827K
200 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.4M
189 loan awards
Parent PLUS$813K
41 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.1M
96 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 721 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
721
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
3.2%
2018
1.5%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Westminster

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

351 total completions
01Health Professions
14842.2%
02Business
7120.2%
03Biological Sciences
246.8%
04Education
195.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
185.1%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
174.8%
07Social Sciences
164.6%
08Psychology
164.6%
09Computer Sciences
123.4%
10Communication
102.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,155
12-mo unduplicated
1,432
Undergraduate
1,045
Graduate
387

Gender split

Men
37%531
Women
63%901

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.2%
Hispanic
14.1%
Non-resident
4.8%
Two or more
4.1%
Asian
3.3%
Unknown
2.7%
Black
2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
212
117 M · 95 W
Women athletes
44.8%
Athletic aid
$1.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$631K
$780K
Recruiting expense
$12K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
45 M · 44 W
$239K
Lacrosse
52 M · 30 W
$702K
Soccer
33 M · 33 W
$740K
Basketball
17 M · 15 W
$773K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$375K
Golf
8 M · 7 W
$262K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.47
7 offenses · 1,280 students

3-year trend

5.952 yrs ago3.911 yr ago5.47Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs04
Liquor014

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
105

Westminster vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Westminster selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectWestminster University
64%1,155$26,536Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Naropa University
37%100.0%1,094$28,862Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Denver Seminary
847Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Keuka College
58%68.1%1,366$25,989Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ohio Dominican University
41%94.2%1,209$19,476Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Waynesburg University
66%89.8%1,231$25,157Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median58%92.0%1,182$25,989

Frequently asked questions about Westminster University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Westminster.

What is the graduation rate at Westminster University?

Westminster University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Westminster University?

Westminster University reports a total enrollment of 1,155 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Westminster University?

The average net price at Westminster University is $26,536 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Westminster University?

Westminster University's yield rate is 9.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Westminster University located?

Westminster University is located in Salt Lake City, Utah 84105.

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