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Founded

October 29, 1937

Motto

Christus Primatum Tenens: Christ Holding Preeminence

Enrollment

1,293 students total (with 1,202 on campus) from 38 states, 16 countries, and 33 denominations (fall 2022)

Personnel

99 full-time faculty and 201 full-time staff; 69 part-time faculty and 31 part-time staff; 99 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty have earned terminal degrees; the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1; average class size is 17 (spring 2022)

Alumni

25,446 living alumni (spring 2023)

Campus

111 acres with 32 major buildings (spring 2022)

Library

More than 125,000 physical books, scores, and videos; 350,000 electronic books and streaming videos; 78 digital database collections. (spring 2022)

Accreditation

WASC Senior College and University Commission; California State Board of Education; National Association of Schools of Music; American Chemical Society
Tuition & Fees $51,790 (fall 2023)

Room/Board

$16,360 (fall 2023)

Budget

$93.3 million (spring 2023)

Endowment

$93.6 million (fall 2022)

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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