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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Fulton, MO
Population 40,000
Website https://www.wcmo.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,046
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 0%
From Region 0%
Athletes 61.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2012 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2013 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2014 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2015 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2016 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2017 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2019 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2021 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2022 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2023 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Men: 55.2% 55.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2019 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2023 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2011 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2011 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2012 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2013 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2014 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2015 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2016 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2017 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2018 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2019 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2020 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2021 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2023 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2024 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2025 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2025 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2023 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2024 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2025 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Westminster College 232 47% / 53% 0% $61,936 54 98%
Electrical Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $98,971 95 —
Pre-Engineering — — — — $83,459 86 —
Computer Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $92,903 93 —
Computer Science 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $93,044 93 —
Chemistry 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,070 62 —
Mathematics 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $67,070 66 —
Physics — — — — $72,839 76 —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,221 58 —
Biology 23 — 30% / 70% 0% $67,219 66 100%
Molecular Biology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $62,972 57 —
Neuroscience 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,174 55 —
Environmental Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,298 32 —
Environmental Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,641 33 —
Nursing 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $79,694 83 —
Accounting 15 +5 53% / 47% 0% $71,944 74 95%
Business Administration 36 +3 75% / 25% 0% $55,786 37 100%
Economics 9 +7 89% / 11% 0% $73,711 77 —
Human Resources Management 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $63,955 59 —
Marketing 7 +7 71% / 29% 0% $63,465 58 —
Sport Management 8 +2 88% / 12% 0% $53,919 31 —
Communication — — — — $56,009 37 100%
Communication Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,009 37 100%
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,256 18 94%
History 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $58,642 45 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,504 19 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $54,837 34 —
International Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $54,559 33 —
Philosophy — — — — $50,741 22 —
Political Science 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $59,727 48 —
Psychology 18 +2 0% / 100% 0% $54,520 33 100%
Public Relations 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,987 31 100%
Radio and Television 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $55,430 36 —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $55,731 37 —
Sociology 5 +3 40% / 60% 0% $52,209 26 95%
Spanish 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,544 33 —
Education 15 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,302 41 92%
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,761 8 —
Music Education 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,515 33 —
Music Performance 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $43,022 8 —
Studio Art 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,170 7 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,110
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 74.2% 74.2% 2012 Graduated: 78.5% 78.5% 2013 Graduated: 76.5% 76.5% 2014 Graduated: 76.4% 76.4% 2015 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5% 2016 Graduated: 71.1% 71.1% 2017 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2018 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7% 2019 Graduated: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8% 2022 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2% 2023 Graduated: 65.9% 65.9% 2024 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 70.5% 70.5% 2012 Men: 77.1% 77.1% 2013 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2014 Men: 73.3% 73.3% 2015 Men: 70.1% 70.1% 2016 Men: 69.5% 69.5% 2017 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2018 Men: 74.1% 74.1% 2019 Men: 68.3% 68.3% 2020 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2022 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2023 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2024 Men: 59.8% 59.8% 2011 Women: 76.2% 76.2% 2012 Women: 79.4% 79.4% 2013 Women: 79.9% 79.9% 2014 Women: 78.9% 78.9% 2015 Women: 70.8% 70.8% 2016 Women: 72.2% 72.2% 2017 Women: 72.9% 72.9% 2018 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2019 Women: 71.1% 71.1% 2020 Women: 80.4% 80.4% 2021 Women: 80.1% 80.1% 2022 Women: 68.4% 68.4% 2023 Women: 75.4% 75.4% 2024 Women: 69.6% 69.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2015 Black: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 Black: 76.9% 76.9% 2017 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2020 Black: 35.0% 35.0% 2021 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2011 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2012 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2013 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2014 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2016 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2017 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2018 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2019 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2020 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2021 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2022 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2023 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2024 White: 68.7% 68.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.6% 78 73% / 27% 0% $61,773 54 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.9% 60 37% / 63% 0% $55,409 36 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.9% 37 24% / 76% 0% $65,503 63 100%
Education 6.5% 15 20% / 80% 0% $57,302 41 92%
Health Sciences 5.2% 12 8% / 92% 0% $79,694 83 —
Arts 4.7% 11 55% / 45% 0% $49,089 18 —
Computer Science 3.4% 8 75% / 25% 0% $93,009 93 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 5 60% / 40% 0% $54,504 33 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 5 40% / 60% 0% $66,270 64 —
Engineering 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% $98,971 95 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8% 2012 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6% 2013 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2014 Acceptance: 93.7% 93.7% 2015 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Acceptance: 73.9% 73.9% 2017 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2018 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4% 2019 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2020 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2021 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2022 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3% 2023 Acceptance: 85.5% 85.5% 2024 Acceptance: 92.6% 92.6% 2011 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2012 Yield: 14.2% 14.2% 2013 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2014 Yield: 14.6% 14.6% 2015 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2016 Yield: 18.9% 18.9% 2017 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2018 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2019 Yield: 17.1% 17.1% 2020 Yield: 14.0% 14.0% 2021 Yield: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Yield: 17.3% 17.3% 2023 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2024 Yield: 12.1% 12.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,824 3,824 2012 Applicants: 3,935 3,935 2013 Applicants: 3,378 3,378 2014 Applicants: 2,082 2,082 2015 Applicants: 1,762 1,762 2016 Applicants: 2,622 2,622 2017 Applicants: 2,874 2,874 2018 Applicants: 3,011 3,011 2019 Applicants: 2,459 2,459 2020 Applicants: 2,746 2,746 2021 Applicants: 2,475 2,475 2022 Applicants: 2,225 2,225 2023 Applicants: 2,650 2,650 2024 Applicants: 2,392 2,392 2011 Admitted: 2,326 2,326 2012 Admitted: 2,229 2,229 2013 Admitted: 2,478 2,478 2014 Admitted: 1,950 1,950 2015 Admitted: 1,657 1,657 2016 Admitted: 1,937 1,937 2017 Admitted: 2,083 2,083 2018 Admitted: 2,000 2,000 2019 Admitted: 1,636 1,636 2020 Admitted: 2,101 2,101 2021 Admitted: 2,033 2,033 2022 Admitted: 1,675 1,675 2023 Admitted: 2,266 2,266 2024 Admitted: 2,214 2,214 2011 Enrolled: 360 360 2012 Enrolled: 316 316 2013 Enrolled: 309 309 2014 Enrolled: 285 285 2015 Enrolled: 299 299 2016 Enrolled: 366 366 2017 Enrolled: 328 328 2018 Enrolled: 348 348 2019 Enrolled: 280 280 2020 Enrolled: 294 294 2021 Enrolled: 305 305 2022 Enrolled: 289 289 2023 Enrolled: 310 310 2024 Enrolled: 269 269

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 990 – 1250
SAT Math Range 500 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 980 980 2012 25th: 950 950 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 940 940 2015 25th: 940 940 2016 25th: 940 940 2017 25th: 990 990 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 970 970 2021 25th: 1040 1040 2011 75th: 1188 1188 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1150 1150 2014 75th: 1160 1160 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1160 1160 2017 75th: 1220 1220 2018 75th: 1220 1220 2019 75th: 1185 1185 2021 75th: 1258 1258

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 598 598 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 480 480 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 615 615

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 620 620 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 595 595 2021 75th: 643 643

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.