Westminster College

Private · Moderately Selective · MO

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMO · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads638

Student:faculty9:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate44.5%

6-yr grad rate55.5%

Drop-out rate29%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$35k

Out-of-state tuition$35k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity24.8%

Gender diversity41.2%

International3%

IdentityPresbyterian Church (USA)

Overview

Westminster College is a small private college in Fulton, Missouri, best known nationally as the site of Winston Churchill's 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech. That history is embedded in the campus itself; the National Churchill Museum sits there, built around a genuine Christopher Wren church disassembled in London and reassembled on the Westminster campus.

Academics

Westminster leans into that history academically, with real strength in leadership studies, political science, and security- and intelligence-related coursework that draws directly on the Churchill connection and museum resources. Class sizes are small, and the college markets itself explicitly around leadership development threaded through the curriculum.

Campus & student life

The campus is compact and set in a small central-Missouri town, making for a tight residential community; the Churchill Museum and its programming, including lectures and visiting dignitaries, are genuinely part of campus life, not separate from it.

Getting in

Westminster is not highly selective and reviews applicants holistically, with attention to leadership potential and fit alongside academic record.

Worth knowing

The Churchill Museum and its associated programming are a real, distinctive academic and cultural resource; students interested in history, international affairs, or security studies get direct access to a nationally significant site most colleges cannot offer.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate79.2%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 990–1250 · ACT 19–24

Test policyoptional

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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