Westmont College vs Taylor University

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	Taylor University	Westmont College
Overview
Location	Upland, Indiana	Santa Barbara, California
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	4-1-4	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	89.0%	85.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Interdenominational

Admission
Acceptance rate	72.9%	79.0%
Application fees	$100
SAT range	N/A	1160 - 1460
ACT range	N/A	26 - 31
Students submitting SAT score		18.0%
Students submitting ACT score		12.0%
Total number of applicants	2,037	2,344
Total number of admissions given out	1,484	1,851
Admitted students who chose to enroll	401	333
Yield rate	27.0%	18.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$48,597	$61,110
Average net price	$26,879	$33,554
Tuition	$36,270	$47,450
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,603 Meal plan: $5,056	Room/dormitory: $9,400 Meal plan: $5,970
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $23,084	99.0% Average amount $32,308
Students receiving federal student loan	43.0% Average amount $4,988	50.0% Average amount $5,052
Students taking out private loans	23.0% Average amount $4,642	25.0% Average amount $4,810

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,944 Men 45.3% Women 54.7%	1,238 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%
Graduate students	38 Men 60.5% Women 39.5%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	54.1%	31.1%
International students	4.1%	1.9%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,585	1,207
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin	California Washington Oregon Colorado Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Psychology Business	Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Physical Science Philosophy and Religious Studies
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	76.8%	73.4%
Dropout rate	23.2%	26.6%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $64,773 Year 3: $70,149 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $54,109 Year 3: $65,024 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $56,015 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,368 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $51,514 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,867 Year 2: $38,529 Year 3: $40,733 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,805 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $39,764 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,380 Year 2: $35,864 Year 3: $39,345 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,603 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $39,283 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,159 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $34,723 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,307 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $27,126	Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,792 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $66,978 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,638 Year 2: $40,402 Year 3: $40,054 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,114 Year 2: $24,808 Year 3: $34,035 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,823 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,883 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,121 Year 2: $22,192 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,369 Year 2: $25,596 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: N/A

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