Western University of Health Sciences: Statistics

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#3009 of 14,131 In the World
#852 of 2,597 In North America
#784 of 2,496 In the United States
#68 of 249 In California
#2 of 2 In Pomona
#548 of 1,022 For Optometry
Top50% For 60 other topics
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Acceptance rate
8%
Graduates
3,724
Male:Female Ratio
36:64
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
westernu.edu

Western University of Health Sciences Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for Western University of Health Sciences based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

141 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

18 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Asian 1476 (40%)
White 1252 (34%)
Hispanic 615 (17%)
Two or more races 137 (4%)
Black or African American 130 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 56 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 46 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $23,097
Tuition in-state $23,097
Tuition out-of-state $23,097
Fee in-district $40
Fee in-state $40
Fee out-of-state $40

Western University of Health Sciences majors

Western University of Health Sciences has granted 290 master's across 6 programs and 813 doctorate degrees across 8 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Western University of Health Sciences.

Major Master Doctoral
Osteopathic Medicine & Osteopathy 324
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 146
Pharmacy 133
Veterinary Medicine 103
Physician Assistant 91
Dentistry 75
Optometry 75
Physical Therapy & Therapist 57
Podiatric Medicine & Podiatry 38
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 35
Biomedical Sciences, General 12
Nursing Administration 8
Pharmaceutical Sciences 5
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 1
Grand Total 290 813

Publications & Citations

Western University of Health Sciences has published 6,643 scientific papers with 112,477 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Pathology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Surgery.

Publications
6,643
Citations
112,477

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
5,613 / 97,674
Biology
4,955 / 94,132
Chemistry
3,302 / 64,569
Genetics
3,084 / 58,518
Pathology
2,757 / 51,245
Biochemistry
2,751 / 57,559
Psychology
2,729 / 51,798
Computer Science
2,470 / 48,800
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,367 / 38,852
Surgery
2,114 / 29,296
Psychiatry
1,929 / 38,816
Environmental Science
1,719 / 23,385
Engineering
1,705 / 33,510
Physics
1,499 / 22,811
Immunology
1,279 / 27,977
Political Science
1,232 / 21,731
Neuroscience
1,191 / 28,025
Law
1,190 / 17,857
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
1,139 / 13,541
Sociology
1,087 / 17,137
Mathematics
1,084 / 19,513
Geology
1,020 / 15,672
Statistics
1,007 / 18,900
Organic Chemistry
938 / 21,284
Pharmacology
937 / 24,421
Paleontology
903 / 14,663
Anatomy and Physiology
896 / 11,752
Nursing
816 / 11,816
Public Health
746 / 15,996
Philosophy
695 / 7,510
Geography and Cartography
669 / 7,585
Ecology
667 / 10,378
Oncology and Cancer research
648 / 10,763
Demography
645 / 12,764
Economics
641 / 7,579
Health Science
604 / 9,924
Family medicine
587 / 7,551
Quantum and Particle physics
578 / 6,921
Business
567 / 12,165
Cardiology
557 / 11,557

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 5 47
1992 8 74
1993 12 104
1994 12 124
1995 12 94
1996 16 152
1997 23 215
1998 26 194
1999 33 249
2000 33 387
2001 54 450
2002 76 469
2003 49 562
2004 64 621
2005 86 796
2006 115 1085
2007 99 1184
2008 83 1407
2009 141 1709
2010 173 1965
2011 166 2379
2012 224 2800
2013 309 3489
2014 355 4306
2015 355 5362
2016 348 5889
2017 383 6686
2018 433 7551
2019 460 8469
2020 524 10943
2021 666 12495
2022 592 13865
2023 532 13953
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General info

Founded 1977
Motto The Discipline of Learning. The Art of Caring.
Academic calendar August to May
Total FTE staff 1,120
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

Location and contacts

Address 309 E 2nd St
Pomona, California, 91766-1854
United States
City population 152,000
Phone 9096236116

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