After Westcliff University: graduation, pay and debt
Irvine, California · For-profit · 2,363 undergrads
60% of Westcliff University students finish within six years and graduates leave with $26,486 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
60%
finish within six years.
6.5%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6.5%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
92
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
64%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
76
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,486
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,016
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers