Westcliff University (Westcliff) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Irvine, CA.
It offers 46 graduate programs - 26 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,565.
A total of 5,323 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,686 students at Westcliff. Westcliff offers online graduate programs and 694 out of 5,323 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Westcliff's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,565. It offers forty-six (46) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Westcliff University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
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| Address | 17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Irvine, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,495 students
694 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $15,565 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 46 Graduate Programs
26 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Westcliff University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Westcliff University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,565 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $819.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $15,390 |
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| Fees | $175 |
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| Cost per Credit | $819 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,062 |
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| Room & Board | $19,632 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,160 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $42,419 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $13,100 | $13,100 | $18,108 | $15,214 | $15,565 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Westcliff University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 46 major areas - 26 Master's (26 online programs), 4 Doctorate (4 online programs), 11 Post-Bachelor's (11 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 975 students have been conferred Master's degree and 140 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 975 | 140 | 16 | 37 |
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| Men | 536 | 67 | 8 | 23 |
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| Women | 439 | 73 | 8 | 14 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Law | NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Westcliff graduate schools have a total of 4,495 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,419 male and 2,076 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,172 full-time and 1,323 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 694 students enrolled through online exclusively and 206 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 169 White, 25 Black, and 73 Asian students are attending at Westcliff University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,495 |
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| Men | 2,419 |
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| Women | 2,076 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,495 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,172 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,323 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,495 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 73 |
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| Black | 25 |
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| Hispanic | 130 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 169 |
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| Two or more races | 31 |
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| Un-Known | 500 |
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Online Population
At Westcliff University graduate schools, 694 students enrolled online exclusively and 206 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,323 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 694 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 206 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,423 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 694 |
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| California Resident | 155 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 84 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 455 |
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