University of the West
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$15,446
$29,690 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
43
Student-faculty ratio 4:1
Peer median 11 : 1
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Rosemead, California
- Website
- www.uwest.edu
- Undergraduates
- 43
- Student-faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Los Angeles, about 20 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB), about 15 mi
- Also known as
- UWest
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta (President)
- Phone
- 6265718811
- City
- Rosemead, California
- Address
- 1409 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2023: men 70.0%, women 84.6%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
4 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
4 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 25.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling · Master's7 (0% international)
- Business Administration and Management, General · Master's5 (40% international)
- Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies · Master's4 (25% international)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Doctoral3 (67% international)
- Business Statistics · Master's2 (100% international)
- Information Science/Studies · Master's1 (100% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | |||
| Business Statistics. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other. | - | |||
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Mathematics. | - |
Students
138 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 28:72 · Freshman retention 50.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 26
- First-year undergraduates 1
- Graduate students 95
- Transfers and others 16
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (43)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
30 in 2025 · 53.8% in 2016
35 in 2025 · 52.5% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$29,690
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,446
- Room and board
- $14,244
- Graduate tuition
- $14,298
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 45% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 106%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.8M
Expenses$6.8M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · 6.8 mi
U.S. News #5
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Occidental CollegeLos Angeles · 9.2 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · 11.6 mi
U.S. News #27
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University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles · 20.6 mi
U.S. News #20
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Pomona CollegeClaremont · 21.4 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · 21.6 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Scripps CollegeClaremont · 21.6 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · 21.8 mi
Liberal Arts #8
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 30.8 mi
U.S. News #34
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.