Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Chester, PA
Population 4,500,000
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,832
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 69%
From Region 29%
Athletes 22.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Black 29%
Hispanic 10%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 156 42% / 58% 1% $64,759 49 97%
Computer Information Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $56,391 24 100%
Computer Science 14 86% / 14% 7% $93,495 90 95%
Informatics 2 100% / 0% 0% $56,391 24 100%
Chemistry 3 100% / 0% 0% $67,554 56
Physics $70,218 62
Biochemistry 2 100% / 0% 0% $79,350 78
Biology 33 42% / 58% 3% $74,604 71 96%
Environmental Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,319 24
Anthropology $51,859 14
Broadcast Journalism 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,819 14 95%
Communication 5 60% / 40% 0% $43,858 5 89%
Creative Writing 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,281 10
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,377 10
History 3 100% / 0% 0% $54,510 19
International Relations 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,722 43
Liberal Arts 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,279 15
Photojournalism 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,621 13
Political Science 4 50% / 50% 0% $50,996 12 100%
Psychology 53 21% / 79% 0% $59,371 33 98%
Sociology 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,713 14
Spanish $55,423 22
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art $41,238 3
Criminal Justice 9 22% / 78% 0% $65,641 51 98%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 5 40% / 60% 0% $60,958 38
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 111 68% / 32% 3% $72,087 66 95%
Accounting 19 68% / 32% 5% $79,566 78 94%
Business 15 73% / 27% 0% $68,385 58 97%
Business Administration 26 81% / 19% 0% $66,744 54 95%
Business Statistics 9 44% / 56% 22% $76,713 74
Finance 16 88% / 12% 0% $76,345 74 94%
Hospitality Administration $54,574 20
International Business 2 50% / 50% 0% $76,238 74
Managerial Economics 4 50% / 50% 0% $76,752 74
Marketing 13 62% / 38% 0% $68,480 59
Organizational Leadership 7 29% / 71% 0% $66,744 54 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 88 80% / 20% 6% $91,693 89 96%
Biomedical Engineering 10 20% / 80% 10% $87,347 86 96%
Chemical Engineering 8 75% / 25% 0% $98,288 93 100%
Civil Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $77,860 76 97%
Electrical Engineering 14 93% / 7% 7% $89,489 87 100%
Mechanical Engineering 27 81% / 19% 7% $96,994 92 92%
Robotics Engineering 16 100% / 0% 6% $95,338 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Human Service Professions 22 14% / 86% 0% $55,530 22 96%
Social Work 9 11% / 89% 0% $54,627 20 95%
Early Childhood Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $54,822 20 96%
English Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $57,552 28
History Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $59,400 33
Mathematics Teacher Education $60,742 37
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 186 8% / 92% 1% $94,123 90 98%
Allied Health Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $96,135 92 100%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 3 0% / 100% 0% $85,151 84
Nursing 162 9% / 91% 1% $96,580 92 98%
Health Care Management 19 5% / 95% 0% $74,384 71

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,533
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 29.7% 167 8% / 92% 1% $96,369 92 98%
Business & Economics 23.1% 130 59% / 41% 2% $72,423 67 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.5% 93 28% / 72% 0% $56,124 24 97%
Engineering 15.6% 88 80% / 20% 6% $91,694 89 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 35 46% / 54% 3% $74,875 71 96%
Computer Science 3.4% 19 89% / 11% 5% $83,731 83 96%
Professional 2.5% 14 29% / 71% 0% $63,969 47 98%
Education 2.3% 13 15% / 85% 0% $56,156 24 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 3 100% / 0% 0% $67,554 56
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,319 24

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.3M #340 34%
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #604 90%
Computer Science $0 #525
Education 22 #190
Humanities & Social Sciences 10 #233
Health Sciences 6 #175 35
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.3M #592 38% 38 #290 35

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 85%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional