College Profile Facts and Figures
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Founded |
October 29, 1937 |
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Motto |
Christus Primatum Tenens: Christ Holding Preeminence |
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Enrollment |
1,226 students total (with 1,204 on campus) from 40 states, 15 countries, and 31 denominations (fall 2020) |
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Personnel |
98 full-time faculty and 196 full-time staff; 74 part-time faculty and 41 part-time staff; 98 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty have earned terminal degrees; the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1; average class size is 17.4 (April 2021) |
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Alumni |
24,702 living alumni (April 2021) |
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Campus |
111 acres with 31 major buildings (fall 2020) |
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Library |
More than 131,860 physical books, scores, and videos; 201,303 electronic books and streaming videos; 72 digital database collections; nearly 140,000 physical documents and more than 400,000 digital documents. (fall 2020) |
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Accreditation |
WASC Senior College and University Commission; California State Board of Education; National Association of Schools of Music |
| Tuition & Fees | $48,180 (fall 2020) |
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Room/Board |
$15,040 (fall 2020) |
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Budget |
$74.3 million (2020-21) |
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Endowment |
$84 million (fall 2020) |
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Mission |
Westmont College is an undergraduate, residential, Christian, liberal arts community serving God’s kingdom by cultivating thoughtful scholars, grateful servants and faithful leaders for global engagement with the academy, church and world.
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