Westmont Ranks Among Premier Colleges

For two decades, U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges list has ranked Westmont as the top Christian liberal arts college in California and the Western U.S. In the 2025 edition released today, Westmont appears at No. 108 (tied) among all national, not regional, liberal arts colleges. And, Westmont holds its rank as the top Christian liberal arts college in California, listed among 10 other liberal arts schools. Overall, it’s one of only two nationally ranked in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. In the U.S. News National Universities rankings, UC Santa Barbara is listed at No. 39 (tied). 

Westmont’s U.S. News score improved in faculty resources rank, student-to-faculty ratio (9.9), faculty salary rank, peer assessment score, and college grads earning more than a high school grad (85%).

Also recently released, Payscale’s rankings report shows Westmont graduates (all alums) in the top 7% for all 1,539 bachelor-degree institutions in the United States in mid-career salaries (median after 10+ years of experience), earning an average salary of $146,800. Westmont graduates who earn a bachelor’s degree only are in the top 9% of mid-career earnings with an average salary of $137,900.