The Westcliff University is a private, for-profit university in Irvine, California. Founded in 1993, it offers bachelor, master's, and doctorate degrees as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses.

Westcliff University was founded in 1993 with a focus on online education in the fields of business and education. In 2019, a federal court approved Westcliff University's plan to purchase the Western State College of Law and revert it to for-profit status.

Westcliff University ranked 601-800 in The World University Rankings, in the overall ranking of over 1,117 universities around the world.