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About Westcliff

Student Success

Our University strives to enhance the opportunity of our students to enjoy success through empowerment, as a result of their education. We take great pride in the following key indicators of student satisfaction and success, to determine, in part, how well we are achieving our mission.

 

Student-Right to Know Act

Official performance data for WU students who entered as full‐time, first‐time freshmen and graduated within 150% of the length of their program. (For example, associate degree‐seeking freshmen, this 150% measure describes students graduating from a two‐year program within three years.)

Graduation/Completion Data from IPEDS

Reference: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

 

 

Student Satisfaction

Our students during the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, were surveyed with the following question:

  • All in all, were you satisfied with your studies with us?

The overall satisfaction rate is 92% and is summarized in this report. Click here for details

 

 

Graduation Rate

The 150% graduation rates for 2021 are as follows:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – 51%
  • Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAEd) – 43%
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 68%
  • Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (MA TESOL) – 40%
  • Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) – 45%
  • Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) – 48%
  • Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) – 43%
  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – 10%

 

Retention Rate

The 12-month retention rates of new students that started in 2021 and continued in 2022 are as follows:

  • 75% – All programs

The retention rates for 2022 are as follows:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – 68%
  • Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAEd) – 52%
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) – 85%
  • Master of Arts in Business Administration (MBA) – 77%
  • Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) – 53%
  • Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) – 82%
  • Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) – 77%
  • Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) – 79%
  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – 76%