West Coast University-Miami Overview

Located in Doral, Florida, West Coast University-Miami is a private for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is West Coast University-Miami Known For?

• The student loan default rate at West Coast University-Miami is 0%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at West Coast University-Miami.
• In <nil>, 24% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from West Coast University-Miami with a bachelor's degree make about $99,806 a year. That's 145% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is West Coast University-Miami?

Contact details for West Coast University-Miami are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9250 Nw 36Th Street, Doral, FL 33178-2775
Phone:	786-501-7070
Website:	westcoastuniversity.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WestCoastUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/westcoastu

How Do I Get Into West Coast University-Miami?

You can apply to West Coast University-Miami online at: westcoastuniversity.edu/get-started/application-for-admission

Since West Coast University-Miami has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford West Coast University-Miami?

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 West Coast University-Miami, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $6,974 a year. That adds up to $27,896 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Coast University-Miami is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

West Coast University-Miami Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,123 undergraduate students at West Coast University-Miami, with 794 being full-time and 329 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 794 full-time undergraduates at West Coast University-Miami, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	537
White	103
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Online Learning at West Coast University-Miami

In 2020-2021, 657 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Coast University-Miami has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Coast University-Miami regardless of major.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.