Westcliff University Business Programs

Westcliff University is a private for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Westcliff University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Westcliff University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#43	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Westcliff University?

Contact details for Westcliff University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614
Phone:	888-491-8686
Website:	www.westcliff.edu/

How Do I Get Into Westcliff University?

You can apply to Westcliff University online at: www.westcliff.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Westcliff University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Westcliff University?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, Westcliff University 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 61% of accepted students are men and 39% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Can I Afford Westcliff University?

The overall average net price of Westcliff University is $30,008. 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 Westcliff University, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,833 a year. That adds up to $27,332 over four years for those students.

Westcliff University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 981 undergraduate students at Westcliff University, with 924 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 2,233 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 924 full-time undergraduates at Westcliff University, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	91
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	637

Over 54 countries are represented at Westcliff University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Westcliff University

In 2019-2020, 1,983 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Westcliff University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Westcliff University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Westcliff University was $13,560 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Westcliff University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#40	#28
General Business Administration and Management	#46	#31

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Westcliff University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	107	2	457	8	574
Interior Design Management	0	1	0	0	1
Organizational Leadership	0	1	0	0	1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	107	4	457	8	576

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.