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Westminster College

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Westminster College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,191 students in fall 2024, including 1,137 undergraduates and 54 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Westminster College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 47 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 250 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,191
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
250
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
47
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 47

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Social Sciences 3
Education 7
Psychology 1
Health Professions 2
Communication and Journalism 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 2
Engineering 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
81%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
232
Master's degrees
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,191
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,137
Graduate students, fall 2024
54
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,303
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,226
Graduate students, 2024-25
77
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
18%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference
President
Kathy Brittain Richardson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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