Westmont College
Santa Barbara, California · Private · 1,302 undergraduates · westmont.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 2,483 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1430
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$85,910Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Westmont College
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
77% 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
$85,910
a year in 2027-28, from a $85,910 sticker price
What to do with your 1320
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1170, and yours is above it.
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.
- CLT accepted in addition to SAT/ACT
Source: First-Year Students | Westmont College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 1,913 of 2,483 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/25.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1220 to 1430
Reading and Writing 630 to 730
Math 600 to 700
ACT composite 25 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160033%
- 1200 to 139954%
- 1000 to 119911%
- 800 to 9992%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9936%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 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
$85,910
a year
- Tuition$61,230
- Fees$1,460
- Food and housing$19,850
- Books and supplies$1,800
- Transportation and other$1,570
Westmont College published $76,374 for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
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$25,406
- $30,001 to $48,000$23,934
- $48,001 to $75,000$22,519
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,273
- Over $110,000$35,729
Financial aid
85%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$41,546
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $27,116 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: 4/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
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 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,120Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | CI-2E |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | CI-2E |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | CI-2G |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | (Elective credit only) |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO-005 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA-009 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA-010 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MA-009 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM-005 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CSK-3C |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | CI-2H |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | (Elective credit only) |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CI-2D and CSK-3B |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | CI-2E |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG-002 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | CI-2A, CSK-3A1 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | CI-2B |
| European History | 4 | 4 | CI-2G |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FR-004 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER-004 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | (Elective credit only) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CSK-3C |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CSK-3C |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | CSK-3C |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | EB-011 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | EB-010 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MU-010 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY-011 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY-013 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY-023 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY-021 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MA-008 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY-001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SP-004 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | CI-2A, CSK-3C |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MA-005 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | CI-2H |
| United States History | 4 | 8 | CI-2G, HIS-ELEC |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | CI-2G |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$70,327
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Westmont College$86,671
- All colleges$84,668
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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