Private for-profit · University

West Coast University-Miami

Doral, Florida · Small city

#1 for grad earnings in Florida
Admit rate
$32,539
Avg net price
33%
Graduation rate
$102,672
Median earnings

West Coast University-Miami is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Doral, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 961 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 961 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Doral, Florida

Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. In the late 1950s, real estate pioneers Alfred and Doris Kaskel purchased 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) of swampland between Northwest 36 Street and Northwest 74 Street and from Northwest 79 Avenue to Northwest 117 Avenue for about $49,000, intending to build a golf course and hotel. In 2005, Doral had over 10,000 businesses. During that year, Carnival Cruise Lines, Ryder, and Univision had operations in Doral. For years leading into 2005, Doral attracted businesses of various sizes. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
10 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
9 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Miami (MIA) · major hub

How West Coast University-Miami compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 15% · #49 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention60%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$102,672

Higher than 98% · #1 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$32,539

Cheaper than 12% · #51 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$32,946

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment961

Larger than 36%

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

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

961undergrads
  • Women76780%
  • Men19420%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.2%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic75%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial2.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
961
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
57%
Median family income
$29,657
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,026

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$23,317
Room & board
Books & supplies
$4,243
Total cost of attendance
$36,468
Average net price
$32,539

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)
33%
Graduated on time (4 years)
11%
First-year retention
60%
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
89%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
11%
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
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (961 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.

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
$29,073
$30–48k
$48–75k
$33,023
$75–110k
$35,522
$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
$165,115

$33,023/year × about 5.0 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
91°F
Winter low
61°F
Annual rain
67.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.311JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Intl AP, FL US station (2.4 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.