University of the West Business Programs

University of the West is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Rosemead, California. Rosemead is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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

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?

UWest has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UWest, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,763 a year. That adds up to $27,052 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.

University of the West Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 77 undergraduate students at UWest, with 60 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

There are also 103 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 60 full-time undergraduates at UWest, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	3
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	9	1	0	10
Business Statistics	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	9	1	1	11

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.