Financial Aid Information Admissions & Aid

If you apply for financial aid (we urge every student to apply), 你在威斯蒙特大学的实际入学费用取决于你的家庭经济需求和你是否有资格获得优秀奖学金和人才奖学金. Westmont commits a significant amount of financial aid ($22.4 million) to scholarships and grants, 让来自不同经济背景的学生都能负担得起我们高质量的教育.

At Westmont, institutional gift aid represents 63 percent of all aid to students; the national figure is 19 percent. 威斯蒙特大学学生获得的资助中只有22%来自联邦贷款,而全国的这一比例为37%.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Student Financial Services.

FAFSA

Important Financial Aid Updates | May 2024

With the upcoming changes to the FAFSA, 威斯蒙特将继续致力于帮助学生和家庭负担得起威斯蒙特的教育. Please click the link below for the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Student Financial Services directly.

Steps to Apply for Financial Aid

Federal Student Aid ID

A Federal Student Aid ID is used to sign the FAFSA on the Web, as well as to make corrections, complete a renewal FAFSA, and to check on the student loan data. 受抚养学生的父母也必须申请联邦学生援助ID,以便签署学生的FAFSA更新或更正.

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Submit FAFSA

With the upcoming changes to the FAFSA, 威斯蒙特将继续致力于帮助学生和家庭负担得起威斯蒙特的教育.

我们鼓励所有学生和未来的学生提交联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)。. The FAFSA is completed online. The FAFSA can be completed any time starting in December 31, 2023. 申请加州助学金的学生需要在2024年4月2日之前填写FAFSA.

While the FAFSA is now live to submit, colleges will not receive family information until mid-March at the earliest, at which point we'll begin returning financial aid estimates as quickly as we can.

Submit your FAFSA

The Federal School Code for Westmont College is: 001341

Cal Grant GPA Verification Form

California residents are eligible to apply for a Cal Grant. First-time Cal Grant recipients must have their high school GPA (or college GPA, 对于24个或更多完成大学学期单位的转学生)以电子方式提交给加州学生援助委员会. Most High Schools submit the GPA automatically to the California Student Aid Commission, but the student should make sure this was done. 向加州学生援助委员会提交GPA的截止日期是2024年3月4日.

GPA Verification Form 

FAFSA

Verification

学生金融服务可能会要求各种文件来验证您在FAFSA上提供的信息. The list of required documents specific to your application will be available on the Financial Aid Student Portal (Net Partner). 如果这些表格上的信息与FAFSA报告的信息不同,经济援助奖励可能会发生变化. Priority is given to students whose documents are received by June 1st.

Academic Transcripts for Transfer Students and Recent High School Graduates

最近的高中毕业生必须在经济援助被记入学生账户之前,向入学办公室提交表明毕业的最终成绩单. For transfer students, academic transcripts, through the final semester/quarter, 必须先提交学生档案办公室,然后学生财务服务才能核实学生是否有资格获得学生贷款.

Respond to your Financial Aid Package

一旦所有必要的财政援助申请项目已提交并由学生财务服务部门审查, 学生将收到一封电子邮件,表明“最终”的经济援助计划已经准备好接受审查. At that time, students must access the Financial Aid Student Portal and select “Accepting Your Aid” under the menu. Once there, 学生必须接受或拒绝列出的每个经济援助来源. 在每个基金被接受或拒绝之前,不会将任何经济援助记入学生的账户. 

A PLUS loan, or Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, 美国是否有一项联邦学生贷款计划,允许受抚养本科生的父母借钱帮助支付孩子的教育费用. 

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WHY WESTMONT?

Worth the Investment in Your Education

威斯蒙特的价值在于教育全人,关心你生活的方方面面. You’ll find a home in a loving, hospitable community on a beautiful Santa Barbara campus that nurtures your mind, your faith, your character, your purpose, your future and your joy.

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Learn to lead and serve in every sphere of society. Through classes, internships, and research with professors, you’ll get hands-on experience that takes you further. Discover a strong network of alums, parents, advisers and friends. Westmont will set you on a path to a profession that fits you. 2022届毕业生中,90%的人在获得学位后的六个月内找到了工作或进入了研究生院.

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We want to work with you to make college affordable. Westmont provided $39 million in grants and scholarships last year, assisting 95 percent of our students. Money’s 2023 Best Colleges rating, which analyzed more than 700 four-year colleges with a focus on quality, affordability and student outcomes, recognized Westmont with four-out-of-five stars. LendEDU ranks Westmont highly in California for helping students afford tuition. 我们的四年制毕业率(72%)比全国四年制毕业率(48%)高出24个百分点,比全国六年制毕业率(64%)高出8个百分点. Twenty-one percent of Westmont students graduate early.

Why Westmont Icons_Think

作为全国领先的基督教文科机构之一,也是加州和美国西部排名第一的学校, Westmont propels students to achieve their potential. 我们强大的课程提供了一个真正的荣誉学院的高质量,ag娱乐官网为基础的教育. An exceptional approach to learning — small class sizes, 专家教授和对研究的关注-挑战学生深入思考和广泛学习.

Why Westmont Icons_Eternity

Dig deeper, push your faith, expand your knowledge and search your soul to understand why you believe what you believe. 威斯特蒙特大学的教授将他们的ag娱乐官网带入课堂,并挑战你像基督徒一样思考. Chapel services during the week, small Bible study groups, 参加当地教会和志愿事工都能帮助你建立自己的ag娱乐官网. Become the person God created you to be. Learn to live with deeper purpose and meaning.

Why Westmont Icons_Character

Learn how to make difficult decisions rooted in your faith and values. You’ll explore how to live with integrity and discover deeper purpose in your life. 生活在韦斯特蒙特这样的基督教ag娱乐官网将塑造和完善你的品格,并帮助你学会如何在你周围的人身上投入自己. 你会发现如何正直地领导——以及如何在世界各地的社会各个领域服务.

Why Westmont Icons_Community

Embrace the welcoming and hospitable community at Westmont. Students truly enjoy life on campus! 参加俱乐部、圣经研究、校内运动、学习小组、冒险旅行等等! Immerse yourself in beautiful Santa Barbara. 学生们接受强烈的ag娱乐官网意识和各种充满活力的当地活动,以及加州提供的一切. 我们位于西班牙和地中海文化遗产丰富的城市,坐落在山脉和海洋之间,为休闲娱乐提供了许多机会, the arts, history, inspiration and exploration.

Scholarship Stories

How I Graduated From Westmont

Four years of financial hardship and walking by faith.

By Jenna Nellis Justman ’17

Scholarship Stories

Paying It Forward

Giving loans that transform lives. Jay (Ofori) Diallo ’08 depended on
scholarships to attend Westmont.

95% gold

of new students at Westmont receive academic scholarships, talent-based scholarships and/or need-based grants

2023-2024 costs icon

Tuition | $50,500

Fees | $1,240

Room | $9,860

Board | $6,500

 

Westmont gives away

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dollars in financial aid every week.

 

Cost of Attendance

Your net cost to attend Westmont will likely be much less than our published tuition, fees and living expenses. Here are the tuition & fee estimates before Financial Aid.

 

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See your scholarship eligibility at a glance:

What Westmont scholarship do you qualify for? On the chart below, 查找你的GPA、SAT和/或ACT成绩,并了解你的奖学金数额. With some scholarships, higher test scores can compensate for a lower GPA—and vice versa. 这一数额不包括你可能根据你的FAFSA或天赋奖(如体育和音乐奖学金)获得的任何基于需求的援助.

Applying test-optional?

没有ACT或SAT成绩的学生申请我们所有的学术奖学金等级. Merit scholarships are awarded based on the academic criteria available to us. Admission decisions are always made on the basis of a holistic review, including academic credentials, an interview, extra-curricular involvement, demonstrated leadership and more.

Scholarship Criteria

这些奖学金颁发给在高中或大学有杰出学术成就的一年级和转学生. 超过95%的一年级和转学生获得学术和/或人才奖学金. A combination of academic GPA, SAT or ACT scores and overall quality of the application determine the scholarship amount. Students eligible for academic scholarships are notified within their offer of admission.

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Net Price Calculator

Estimate your net cost with our net price calculator.

 

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Connect With Your Counselor


Have a more general admissions-related question? Your counselors would love to help. Find out who your counselor is and how you can reach out via phone, email, and even meet with them in person when you visit campus or at your local college fairs.

Meet Your Counselor

Contact Us


If you have any specific financial aid-related questions, you can call our Student Financial Services at (805) 565-6063 or email sfs@boke99.net to schedule an appointment to speak with a financial aid counselor.

Office of Student Financial Services