University of the West Overview

University of the West is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rosemead, California. UWest is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is University of the West Known For?

• Students at UWest may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 5 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UWest.
• In a recent academic period24% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is University of the West?

Contact details for UWest are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1409 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Phone:	626-571-8811
Website:	www.uwest.edu

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How Do I Get Into UWest?

You can apply to UWest online at: applyuwest.org/

Admission Requirements for UWest

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWest?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, UWest may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford University of the West?

The overall average net price of UWest is $19,363. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UWest, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $5,444 a year. That adds up to $21,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWest is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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University of the West Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 114 undergraduate students at UWest, with 104 being full-time and 10 being part-time.

There are also 124 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 104 full-time undergraduates at UWest, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of the West students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	9
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Over 24 countries are represented at UWest. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

University of the West Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	10	2	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	9	0	0	9
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	9	0	9
Mental & Social Health Services	0	7	0	7
Religious Studies	0	3	2	5
General Psychology	4	0	0	4
Information Science	0	3	0	3
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	1	0	1
General English Literature	1	0	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	24	25	2	51

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Danmichaelo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.