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University or college · Private nonprofit

Westminster College

Fulton, MO13 online only

Westminster College is a private nonprofit college in Fulton, MO, with about 580 students on campus.

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Students on campus
580
plus 13 studying only online
Admission rate
79%
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$24,314
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
55%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,199
higher than at 75% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Westminster College

Little price break for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $24,543 a year after grants, only $1,523 less than the $26,066 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓

Westminster College is very small

About 580 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $51,532 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $35,214Room & board $12,662Books & supplies $1,100Other costs $2,556

After grants, the average family on aid pays $24,314.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,123

About $88,492 over 4 years · 57% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Westminster College?

79%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
480–630
SAT math
510–620
ACT
19–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1118.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 6 years · Pell students 55%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,199
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,416 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

68%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 84% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 24%Parks, recreation & fitness 17%Biology 12%Education 10%Psychology 8%Social sciences 6%Everything else 23%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations22 graduates a year · typical debt $24,750
$70k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness16 graduates a year · typical debt $26,045
$60k4 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology12 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government12 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods10 graduates a year
$32k1 yr out
Psychology, General7 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Corporate Communications5 graduates a year
—not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services5 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

638 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 75%Hispanic 6%Black 8%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 3%

Women and men

Women 41%Men 59%
9 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
91%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
3%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Fulton

12% of Fulton’s 12,853 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Fulton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Westminster College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.