Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,483
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 86%
From Region 13%
Athletes 5.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Black 10%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2,866 38% / 62% 0% $64,813 76 97%
Biomedical Engineering 15 47% / 53% 7% $93,298 96
Computer Science 77 +2 86% / 14% 0% $106,049 99 98%
Analytical Chemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $64,404 75
Chemistry 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $65,022 76
Geosciences 15 47% / 53% 0% $60,515 69 92%
Mathematics 20 70% / 30% 5% $67,747 79 100%
Physics 8 88% / 12% 0% $73,143 85
Biochemistry 5 +3 40% / 60% 0% $66,186 77
Biology 101 31% / 69% 0% $66,832 78 96%
Dietetics/Dietitian 49 6% / 94% 0% $57,401 63 97%
Athletic Training 28 36% / 64% 0% $57,958 64 100%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 53 +3 4% / 96% 0% $63,229 73 100%
Environmental Health 9 44% / 56% 0% $71,347 83 100%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 28 25% / 75% 4% $84,700 92 92%
Music Therapy/Therapist 3 0% / 100% 0% $72,331 84
Nursing 185 10% / 90% 0% $86,683 94 98%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 9 22% / 78% 0% $85,248 93 100%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 11 55% / 45% 0% $69,958 82
Public Health 41 7% / 93% 0% $71,347 83 100%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 148 +1 43% / 57% 1% $59,723 67 98%
Accounting 88 +17 73% / 27% 0% $87,765 94 96%
Business Analytics 9 +5 44% / 56% 0% $74,014 85
Business Management and Administration 235 +8 58% / 42% 1% $68,571 80 96%
Business/Managerial Economics 15 +65 93% / 7% 0% $78,668 89 98%
Finance 161 +13 79% / 21% 0% $80,261 90 97%
International Business 15 +3 60% / 40% 0% $76,072 87
Logistics 17 65% / 35% 0% $68,571 80 96%
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 197 +3 46% / 54% 0% $69,204 81 98%
Anthropology 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $42,757 22 94%
Community Organization and Advocacy $53,852 54
English 40 20% / 80% 0% $50,345 45 98%
Foreign Languages 12 +4 17% / 83% 0% $54,372 56
Geography 9 +1 89% / 11% 0% $65,465 77 100%
History 43 +1 77% / 23% 0% $51,337 47 95%
Linguistics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 73 38% / 62% 1% $54,460 56
Philosophy 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,883 43
Political Science 53 40% / 60% 0% $62,505 72 94%
Psychology 263 14% / 86% 0% $49,470 42 94%
Rhetoric and Composition 88 36% / 64% 1% $60,064 68 96%
Social Work 44 7% / 93% 0% $56,469 60 100%
Sociology 10 40% / 60% 0% $45,137 29 97%
Women's Studies 8 0% / 100% 0% $49,835 43
Biology Teacher Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $63,543 74 97%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,543 74 97%
Early Childhood Education 178 8% / 92% 0% $54,823 57 97%
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,543 74 97%
English Education 20 10% / 90% 0% $63,543 74 97%
General Education 109 +2 48% / 52% 0% $50,385 45 94%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 20 30% / 70% 0% $54,823 57 97%
Mathematics Teacher Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $63,543 74 97%
Physics Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,543 74 97%
Special Education 56 +1 9% / 91% 0% $56,437 60 98%
Art/Art Studies 44 32% / 68% 0% $56,408 60 91%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 9 78% / 22% 0% $64,721 76
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Keyboard Instruments 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Music 33 +5 61% / 39% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Music History, Literature, and Theory $47,784 37
Music Performance 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Music Theory and Composition 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Stringed Instruments 6 100% / 0% 0% $47,784 37 98%
Theater 15 27% / 73% 0% $33,525 7 96%
Voice and Opera 6 50% / 50% 17% $47,784 37
Criminal Justice 137 +1 44% / 56% 0% $56,495 61 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,320
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,042
Est. In-State Cost $14,644
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,101
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.7% 737 62% / 38% 0% $74,010 85 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.8% 653 27% / 73% 0% $53,356 53 96%
Health Sciences 18.0% 515 22% / 78% 0% $72,897 84 98%
Education 13.9% 398 21% / 79% 0% $54,601 56 96%
Professional 4.8% 137 44% / 56% 0% $56,495 61 98%
Arts 4.3% 123 50% / 50% 1% $50,369 45 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 106 31% / 69% 0% $66,802 78 96%
Computer Science 2.7% 77 86% / 14% 0% $106,049 99 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 56 59% / 41% 2% $65,893 77 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 49 6% / 94% 0% $57,401 63 97%
Engineering 0.5% 15 47% / 53% 7% $93,298 96

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.7M #268 14% $0.0M 22 #173
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #328 60% $0.0M
Business & Economics $1.1M #207 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.6M #274 17% $0.0M
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #378 59% $0.0M
Education $0.4M #301 32% $0 20 #204
Computer Science $0.1M #394 0% $0
Engineering $0.1M #405 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $5.9M #361 28% $0.1M 42 #276

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 1100 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 620
SAT RW Range 560 – 650