After Westmont College: graduation, pay and debt
Santa Barbara, California · Private · 1,302 undergrads
70% of Westmont College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $70,327 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,609 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$70.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
70%
finish within six years.
68%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
82%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
68%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
70%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
75%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
351
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
73%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
339
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,690
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$70,327
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,609
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,343
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,030
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
82%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
87%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
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