Westcliff University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
2,363 students
Larger than 61% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 6.5%
- TypePrivate for-profit
- ClassBusiness school
- Calendar5
Nearby college towns
- Costa Mesa1.5 mi
- Santa Ana2.5 mi
- Newport Beach3.2 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Westcliff University, the largest reported group is Non-resident (9.3%), followed by White (5.4%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Black | 3.4% | 10% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0% |
| White | 5.4% | 45% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% | 5% |
| Non-resident | 9.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 75.4% | 25% |
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- 73.2%Westcliff University admitted 581 of 892 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 69%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 401 of 581.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 61.2%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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