Westminster University
Private College in Salt Lake City, UT. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $66,215.
A decade after enrolling, the median Westminster University student earns $66,215 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Six-year completion sits at 64%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $22,250, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 67% puts Westminster University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 2,964 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Only 10% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. The score bands below rest on the 9% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 540–670 | 17 (9%) |
| SAT Math | 530–640 | |
| ACT Composite | 23–29 | 67 (35%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 64%, meaning about one in three students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 8:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 881 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,844 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,972 at $0–30k against $30,417 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $33,564. Most students borrow — 67% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 226 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $22,972 |
| $30–48k | $24,138 |
| $48–75k | $21,768 |
| $75–110k | $25,316 |
| $110k+ | $30,417 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 591 of these 881 students, totalling $4,034,174 — an average of $6,826 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Salt Lake County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)