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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,067
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 69%
Black 14%
Hispanic 8%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 26%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Education 14%
Arts 4%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,775
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,599
Est. In-State Cost $13,939
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,234
10-Year ROI $162,000
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #261
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #386
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #448
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 48 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 9 #506

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 1,100 – 1,270
ACT Range 24 – 28

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 3,035 37% / 63% 0% $71,703
Biomedical Engineering 11 55% / 45% 0%
Computer Science 79 +1 81% / 19% 3% $109,374
Mathematics 33 +2 70% / 30% 0% $69,920
Physics 11 91% / 9% 0%
Analytical Chemistry 10 +1 30% / 70% 0%
Athletic Training 26 31% / 69% 0% $59,550
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 76 +1 1% / 99% 0% $58,623
Biochemistry 5 +3 40% / 60% 0%
Biology 128 33% / 67% 0% $68,810
Chemistry 5 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Dietetics/Dietitian 60 17% / 83% 0% $58,978
Environmental Health 10 40% / 60% 0% $73,926
Geosciences 20 60% / 40% 0% $62,335
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 33 12% / 88% 0% $87,028
Music Therapy/Therapist 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 212 12% / 88% 0% $89,064
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 8 38% / 62% 0% $87,590
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 6 50% / 50% 0%
Public Health 35 9% / 91% 0% $73,926
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 172 42% / 58% 0% $57,630
Accounting 95 +4 53% / 47% 1% $90,607
Business Analytics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Business Management and Administration 257 +8 60% / 40% 0% $98,178
Business/Managerial Economics 34 +30 82% / 18% 0% $81,215
Finance 134 +42 84% / 16% 0% $82,860
International Business 15 53% / 47% 0%
Logistics 6 +3 100% / 0% 0% $98,178
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 234 +6 40% / 60% 0% $71,445
Anthropology 11 36% / 64% 0% $44,241
Community Organization and Advocacy
Criminal Justice 140 +1 44% / 56% 0% $64,092
English 43 +1 19% / 81% 0% $51,788
Foreign Languages 12 +6 17% / 83% 0%
Geography 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $67,736
History 34 +1 68% / 32% 0% $52,743
Mass Communication/Media Studies 78 +2 44% / 56% 0%
Philosophy 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 38 +1 47% / 53% 3% $64,673
Psychology 270 +3 19% / 81% 0% $67,427
Rhetoric and Composition 76 33% / 67% 0% $61,786
Social Work 48 12% / 88% 0% $60,099
Sociology 7 14% / 86% 0% $46,703
Women's Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Teacher Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $65,243
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $65,243
Early Childhood Education 211 +7 6% / 94% 0% $61,191
Earth Science Teacher Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $65,243
English Education 18 39% / 61% 0% $65,243
General Education 117 +1 32% / 68% 0% $51,705
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 44 +1 32% / 68% 0% $61,191
Mathematics Teacher Education 9 33% / 67% 0% $65,243
Physics Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $65,243
Special Education 21 +41 24% / 76% 0% $64,731
Art/Art Studies 35 29% / 71% 0% $58,643
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 9 44% / 56% 0%
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,857
Keyboard Instruments 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,857
Music 52 56% / 44% 0% $58,857
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Performance 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,857
Music Theory and Composition 8 +4 50% / 50% 12% $58,857
Stringed Instruments 4 +4 50% / 50% 0% $58,857
Theater 7 +2 57% / 43% 0% $34,853
Voice and Opera