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West Coast University-Ontario

Ontario, California · Midsize city

Admit rate
$49,590
Avg net price
39%
Graduation rate
$102,672
Median earnings

West Coast University-Ontario is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Ontario, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 2,671 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,671 undergradsMidsize city

About Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Ontario was inhabited by the Tongva people for over 1,000 years. Their country is now known as Tovaangar. The Ontario area was connected to the village of Cucamonga, whose location is not precisely known. Ontario is home to three museums, the Ontario Museum of History and Art, the Chaffey Community Museum of Art, and the Ontario Police Museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
37 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Ontario (ONT) · major hub

How West Coast University-Ontario compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 21% · #105 of 122 in California

First-year retention89%

Higher than 84%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$102,672

Higher than 98% · #9 of 130 in California

Average net price$49,590

Cheaper than 1% · #112 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$32,946

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment2,671

Larger than 66%

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

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,671undergrads
  • Women2,13180%
  • Men54020%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White12%
  • Black4.3%
  • Hispanic53%
  • Asian23%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,671
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
66%
Median family income
$29,657
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$83,889

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$36,854
Room & board
Books & supplies
$4,259
Total cost of attendance
$53,706
Average net price
$49,590

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)
39%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
89%
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
87%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
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
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,671 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
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
$45,911
$30–48k
$46,861
$48–75k
$50,048
$75–110k
$53,706
$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
$200,192

$50,048/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
95°F
Winter low
44°F
Annual rain
11.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontario Intl AP, CA US station (0.9 mi from campus).

What West Coast University-Ontario graduates study — and earn

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.