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Is Westmont College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Westmont, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Westmont sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $64,778 helps, but median debt of $23,250 plus yearly net price of $29,053 creates a tighter path. For context, Westmont's net price runs about 59% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$36,412
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $13,575 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $54,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$29,053
Median earnings 10 years out
$64,778
Median debt at graduation
$23,250
Graduation rate
70%
At Westmont, a typical graduate carries about $23,250 in student debt and earns roughly $64,778 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $264 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Westmont is a private nonprofit four year school in Santa Barbara, CA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Westmont
The median net price at Westmont is $29,053 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →