Western New England University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 650,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,676
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 56%
From Region 37%
Athletes 639 (25.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 12%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Western New England University 615 56% 78% 3% 4% 8% 1% $75,665 59 -0.21 74 100%
Biomedical Engineering 27 — 44% 81% 0% 0% 7% 4% $84,192 8 -1.24 83 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 23 — 83% 70% 0% 9% 0% 0% $87,946 25 -0.63 86 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 25 — 80% 84% 0% 4% 4% 4% $87,946 25 -0.63 86 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 8 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $99,429 10 -0.83 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 100% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $98,845 9 -0.86 93 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 5 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 0% 20% $92,855 4 -1.34 89 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 53 — 83% 75% 2% 4% 8% 0% $98,385 52 -0.10 92 100% — — — —
Computer Science 17 +1 88% 65% 6% 0% 12% 6% $105,869 30 -0.56 95 96% — — — —
Data Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,434 12 -1.17 84 — — — — —
Information Technology 13 — 100% 62% 8% 15% 8% 0% $94,300 45 -0.19 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 75% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $91,830 97 +1.95 89 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,830 97 +1.95 89 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,994 44 -0.39 72 — — — — —
Biology 11 +1 27% 73% 9% 0% 18% 0% $63,546 36 -0.34 49 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,236 44 +0.02 58 — — — — —
Health Sciences 32 +2 28% 78% 9% 9% 0% 0% $51,716 7 -1.15 18 — — — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 — 29% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $123,767 50 +0.21 99 100% — — — —
Pre-Occupational Therapy 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,712 48 -0.12 57 — — — — —
Accounting 18 +1 56% 72% 0% 6% 6% 11% $72,353 17 -0.95 68 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,482 16 -0.94 84 — — — — —
Business 12 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,395 50 -0.27 68 91% — — — —
Business Administration 8 +1 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $67,614 31 -0.52 59 100% — — — —
Economics 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,810 23 -0.76 76 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $70,189 48 -0.25 64 — — — — —
Finance 36 +8 92% 83% 8% 0% 8% 0% $77,272 15 -0.75 76 100% — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,628 35 -0.39 65 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 20 +2 65% 75% 0% 5% 5% 5% $85,571 37 -0.39 84 100% — — — —
Marketing 14 — 79% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,420 19 -0.79 59 — — — — —
Marketing Management 15 — 53% 60% 7% 0% 20% 0% $67,420 19 -0.79 59 — — — — —
Retail Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,614 19 -0.78 59 100% — — — —
Sports Management 36 — 81% 89% 0% 6% 3% 0% $60,567 49 -0.07 41 100% — — — —
Creative Writing 7 — 57% 43% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,051 35 -0.41 13 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,821 46 -0.19 16 — — — — —
History 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $53,865 42 -0.30 23 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,822 48 -0.14 28 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $58,623 47 -0.21 36 — — — — —
Communication 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $61,003 51 -0.08 42 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $67,713 41 -0.26 59 — — — — —
Political Science 13 — 62% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $68,132 40 -0.30 60 — — — — —
Psychology 72 +4 18% 68% 3% 8% 15% 1% $55,326 55 +0.04 27 100% — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $56,726 55 -0.01 30 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,639 51 -0.20 28 — — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,586 57 +0.04 20 — — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,588 61 +0.02 27 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,470 56 -0.01 27 — — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $55,345 47 -0.23 27 — — — — —
Arts Management — — — — — — — — $51,451 60 -0.03 17 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 57 +1 47% 81% 2% 2% 7% 2% $71,046 95 +1.54 66 100% — — — —
Legal Studies 12 — 33% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,619 70 +0.38 46 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $86,254 33 -0.21 85 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,793
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.0% 172 66% 83% 3% 2% 6% 2% $71,939 33 -0.55 67 99% —
Engineering 24.2% 149 77% 77% 1% 4% 6% 2% $92,345 8 -0.60 89 100% —
Social Sciences 14.8% 91 27% 69% 2% 8% 15% 1% $57,530 47 -0.02 33 100% —
Professional 11.2% 69 45% 80% 1% 1% 10% 1% $69,580 54 +1.33 63 100% —
Health Sciences 8.6% 53 26% 83% 9% 6% 0% 0% $75,958 45 -0.64 74 100% —
Computer Science 5.0% 31 90% 61% 6% 6% 10% 3% $100,358 32 -0.42 93 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 16 31% 75% 6% 0% 13% 0% $64,699 35 -0.22 52 100% —
Humanities 2.4% 15 47% 67% 0% 0% 13% 0% $51,546 28 -0.33 18 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 11 36% 82% 9% 0% 0% 0% $90,299 77 +1.74 88 — —
Education 1.3% 8 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,322 48 +0.03 22 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.7M #289 50% $0.1M 5 #202 6 —
Health Sciences $0.3M #317 26% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #407 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #592 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 10 #233 33 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #547 48% $0.1M 15 #419 39 —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $602K $561K $41K
Baseball 50 $228K $216K $11K
Lacrosse 48 $291K $244K $46K
Wrestling 42 $236K $217K $18K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $38K $38K $0
Soccer 37 $167K $163K $3K
Ice Hockey 30 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 17 $147K $147K $0
Cross Country 12 $62K $30K $31K
Tennis 12 $41K $32K $9K
Golf 11 $38K $33K $5K
Total 399 $2.1M $1.9M $169K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 37 $166K $153K $13K
Wrestling 30 $147K $145K $2K
Field Hockey 25 $147K $135K $12K
Lacrosse 25 $238K $210K $27K
Ice Hockey 23 $258K $258K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $36K $36K $0
Softball 21 $180K $180K $0
Basketball 19 $325K $267K $58K
Volleyball 19 $132K $132K $0
Swimming 15 $35K $27K $8K
Tennis 11 $41K $41K $0
Cross Country 8 $47K $33K $14K
Total 240 $1.8M $1.6M $136K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $602K $561K $41K
Soccer 74 $334K $317K $17K
Lacrosse 73 $529K $454K $74K
Wrestling 72 $384K $363K $20K
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $74K $74K $0
Ice Hockey 53 $491K $491K $0
Baseball 50 $228K $216K $11K
Basketball 36 $473K $414K $58K
Field Hockey 25 $147K $135K $12K
Tennis 23 $82K $73K $9K
Softball 21 $180K $180K $0
Cross Country 20 $110K $63K $46K
Volleyball 19 $132K $132K $0
Swimming 15 $35K $27K $8K
Golf 11 $38K $33K $5K
Total 639 $5.9M $5.3M $593K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 95% 61%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 1090 – 1300
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 540 – 650