Magazine Fall 2023 Westmont SOARS in the Latest Rankings

Westmont jumped 16 spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges national liberal arts rankings — the college’s largest rise since 2010. For the 19th straight year, Westmont, ranked at No. 107 (tied), is the No. 1 Christian liberal arts college in the western U.S. and remains one of the top 10 liberal arts colleges in California and one of only two in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

The college is also a top performer on the U.S. News Social Mobility ranking, which measures how well schools enrolled and graduated students who received federal Pell Grants. Westmont rose 14 spots and is ranked at No. 137 (tied) among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in California.

The latest Payscale report shows Westmont graduates (all alums) in the top 7 percent of all 1,560 bachelor-degree institutions in the U.S. for mid-career salaries (median after 10+ years of experience), with an average salary of $144,100.

Forbes 2023 America’s Top Colleges lists Westmont at No. 82 in Liberal Arts Universities and No. 78 in the West.