Private for-profit · University
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, Texas · Large city
- —
- Admit rate
- $53,020
- Avg net price
- 31%
- Graduation rate
- $102,672
- Median earnings
West Coast University-Texas is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Richardson, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 2,673 undergraduates.
About Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Emigrants from Kentucky and Tennessee settled near present-day Richardson in the 1840s. Before the Civil War, a small settlement called Breckenridge, located near present-day Richland College, was established. The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts is located in Richardson. It serves as the primary venue for the Richardson Symphony Orchestra and the Plano Symphony Orchestra. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 13 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 13 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub
How West Coast University-Texas compares
Higher than 12% · #71 of 87 in Texas
Higher than 98%
Higher than 98% · #1 of 94 in Texas
Cheaper than 1% · #88 cheapest of 88 in Texas
Lower than 2%
Lower than 23%
Larger than 66%
Percentiles compare West Coast University-Texas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2,13380%
- Men54020%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White35%
- Black2.6%
- Hispanic36%
- Asian19%
- Other or multiracial7.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,673
- Student–faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Students over 25
- 62%
- Median family income
- $29,657
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $86,715
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
- $55,938
- Average net price
- $53,020
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)
- 31%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 25%
- 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
- 88%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 60%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 0.4 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 1
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 2
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,673 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$54,788/year × about 4.3 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.
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.
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.
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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 44°F
- Annual rain
- 13.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, CA US station (2.6 mi from campus).
What West Coast University-Texas 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.










