Westminster University
Salt Lake City, Utah · Private · 823 undergraduates · westminsteru.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
65%
of 2,075 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1128 to 1308
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,590Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Westminster University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
65% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$69,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,590 sticker price
What to do with your 1205
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1205).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Applicants who do not submit SAT or ACT scores must submit an essay with the application.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions (Westminster University - Apply) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
65%
of applicants were admitted: 1,341 of 2,075 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 12/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 10% of them sent SAT scores and 36% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1128 to 1308
Reading and Writing 578 to 690
Math 538 to 623
ACT composite 22 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160010%
- 1200 to 139940%
- 1000 to 119950%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.75
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9942%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.499%
- 3.00 to 3.244%
- 2.50 to 2.997%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$69,590
a year
- Tuition$48,350
- Fees$350
- Food and housing$14,980
- Books and supplies$990
- Transportation and other$4,920
Westminster University published $66,924 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,284
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,868
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,582
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,284
- Over $110,000$24,982
Financial aid
90%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$39,913
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $36,033 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
26 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,840Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 100T |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 100T |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | HIST 100T |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ELEC 100T |
| Biology | 4 | 6 | BIOL 100T |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 201, MATH 202 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 100T |
| Chemistry | 4 | 6 | CHEM 100T |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 110, CHIN 111 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 110, CHIN 111, CHIN 220 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PLSC 100T |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CMPT 100T |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | CMPT 201 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CMPT 100T |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 100T |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | LMW 100T |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | LMW 100T |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL100T |
| European History | 3 | 4 | HIST 100T |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 110, FREN 111 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FREN 110, FREN 111, FREN 220 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LANG 110T, LANG 111T |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | LANG 110T, LANG 111T, LANG 220T |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | ELEC 100T |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LANG 110T, LANG 111T |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | LANG 110T, LANG 111T, LANG 220T |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 110, JAPN 111 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JAPN 110, JAPN 111, JAPN 220 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN 110, LATN 111 |
| Latin | 4 | 12 | LATN 110, LATN 111, LATN 220 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 253 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 263 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 171 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUSC 171, MUSC 271 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 100T |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 100T |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 100T |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 100T |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 144 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 100T |
| Research | 4 | 3 | WRIT 100T |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | ELEC 100T |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 110, SPAN 111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 110, SPAN 111, SPAN 220 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | DATA 100T |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PLSC 100T |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 100T |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 100T |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
64%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$70,627
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Westminster University$84,808
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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