Private nonprofit · University

University of the West

Rosemead, California · Large suburb

100.0%
Admit rate
$6,845
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

University of the West is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Rosemead, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 32 undergradsLarge suburbOpen admissionNear the coast

About Rosemead, California

Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In 1771, the Spanish founded the first Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the area that was formally known as the village of Shevaangna or Siba what is [first Angeleno William McCawley 1996] now known as La Misión Vieja or Whittier Narrows on the border between Montebello and Rosemead. Edison International, the international family of companies providing electric services, is headquartered in the city. Southern California Edison serves Rosemead, as well as much of Southern California. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
20 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How University of the West compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #100 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 19% · #106 of 122 in California

First-year retention50%

Higher than 6%

Average net price$6,845

Cheaper than 96% · #8 cheapest of 118 in California

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment32

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare University of the West with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

University of the West campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

127students
  • Undergraduate3225%
  • Graduate9575%

Undergraduates by gender

32undergrads
  • Women1856%
  • Men1444%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.1%
  • Black9.4%
  • Hispanic9.4%
  • Asian16%
  • Other or multiracial62%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
32
Graduate enrollment
95
Student–faculty ratio
4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
28%
First-generation students
Students over 25
19%
Median family income
$17,815
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,578
Endowment
$17,325,706

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,446
Room & board
$14,244
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$21,278
Average net price
$6,845

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
6%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,856
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
19%

About 31% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
150
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,414
Application fee
$75

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,845
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$35,936

$6,845/year × about 5.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
15.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Gabriel Fire Dept, CA US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.