Westcliff University
17877 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 400 Irvine, California 92614 United States of America
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Institution Overview
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- About the Institution
Westcliff University is a private, for-profit university headquartered in Irvine, California. It offers career-focused programs in business, education, technology and engineering, nursing, and law, with delivery through on-campus and online formats.
- Institution Type
Private, for-profit university
- Establishment Year
- Founded: 1993.
- Educational Focus
- Career-focused higher education in business, education, technology and engineering, nursing, and law.
- Applied learning and professional preparation.
- Available in on-campus and online formats
- Accreditations
- Institutional accreditation: WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
- Current accreditation status: Accredited.
- Most recent commission action: February 13, 2026.
- Programmatic accreditation: Select business programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
- Highlights
- 2025 enrollment: 9,079.
- Student-faculty ratio: 10:1.
- Students represented from 110+ countries.
- 2022 retention rate: 76%.
- 2022–23 graduation rate: 60%.