Private for-profit · University

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County

Anaheim, California · Large city

Admit rate
$32,879
Avg net price
60%
Graduation rate
$102,672
Median earnings

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Anaheim, California (large city setting), enrolling 3,192 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 3,192 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Tongva people are indigenous to Anaheim's region of Southern California. Evidence suggests their presence since 3500 BCE. The Tongva village at Anaheim was called Hutuukuga. The village has been noted as one of the largest Tongva villages throughout Tovaangar. Anaheim's income is based on a tourism economy. In addition to The Walt Disney Company being the city's largest employer, the Disneyland Resort itself contributes about $4.7 billion annually to Southern California's economy. It also produces $255 million in taxes every year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
11 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to John Wayne Orange County (SNA) · major hub

How West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 60% · #68 of 122 in California

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$102,672

Higher than 98% · #9 of 130 in California

Average net price$32,879

Cheaper than 11% · #84 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$32,946

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment3,192

Larger than 70%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,586students
  • Undergraduate3,19270%
  • Graduate1,39430%

Undergraduates by gender

3,192undergrads
  • Women2,54780%
  • Men64520%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White11%
  • Black2.8%
  • Hispanic40%
  • Asian38%
  • Other or multiracial8.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,192
Graduate enrollment
1,394
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
41%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
63%
Median family income
$29,657
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,530

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$22,506
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,630
Total cost of attendance
$34,887
Average net price
$32,879

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)
60%
Graduated on time (4 years)
60%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$96,114
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$102,672
Median debt at graduation
$32,946
Students with federal loans
84%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
63%
First-generation
65%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
12

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,586 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year4.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
4.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$29,867
$30–48k
$48–75k
$34,887
$75–110k
$110k+
$34,887

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
$139,548

$34,887/year × about 4.0 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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$102,672
Typical debt at graduation
$32,946
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
87%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$100,221
Men
$111,226

Men out-earn women by $11,005 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
48°F
Annual rain
12.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA US station (5.3 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.