West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
14,344undergraduates
78%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$21,684average net price per year
70%graduate in 6 years
84%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 16,467
- Admitted
- 13,042
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Admit rate, women
- 81%
- Admit rate, men
- 77%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 24%
- First-year students
- 3,087
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 16%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 560-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 540-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 1%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 24-28
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
63 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (95 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (257 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (134 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Real Estate Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded)
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Bachelor's (234 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (10)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's (76 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Environmental Health Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Music Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (212 awarded)
Education (9)
- Biology Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Chemistry Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (211 awarded)
- Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (270 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (172 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (140 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (128 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Bachelor's (76 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (117 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (8)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (52 awarded)
- Stringed Instruments Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (79 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (78 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (48 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Analytical Chemistry Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Business Analytics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (62)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational/Instructional Technology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education Policy Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Social Work Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Dietetics/Dietitian Post-master's certificate
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Public Health, General Master's
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Post-bachelor's certificate
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate (professional)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Psychology, General Master's
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Post-bachelor's certificate
- Information Science/Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Rhetoric and Composition Master's
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Human Nutrition Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's
- Statistics, General Master's
- Geography and Environmental Studies Master's
- Gerontology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Holocaust and Related Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Sustainability Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Post-bachelor's certificate
- Publishing Post-bachelor's certificate
- Music Performance, General Master's
- Music, General Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's
- History, General Master's
- Philosophy Master's
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,687
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $22,511
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,474
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,740
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $29,101
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $40,925
- Total cost living at home
- $16,627
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $16,800 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $17,340 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,275 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,846 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,575 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 88%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 70%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $5,503
- Got a grant from the college
- 57%
- Average grant from the college
- $2,325
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 24%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 68%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,762
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 53%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 66%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 70%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 74%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 70%
- Transferred to another college
- 17%
- Came back for year two
- 84%
| Pell grant students | 61% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 72% |
| Neither | 74% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,589 | 75% |
| Men | 1,030 | 61% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 63 | 67% |
| Black | 241 | 59% |
| Hispanic | 161 | 55% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 2,011 | 73% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 65% |
| Race unknown | 39 | 74% |
| International | 7 | 71% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 2,408 | 74% | 19% |
| Started here, part-time | 15 | 53% (small group) | 40% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,593 | 75% | 13% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 338 | 58% | 19% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 17,076
- Undergraduates
- 14,344
- Full-time undergraduates
- 12,817
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,527
- Graduate students
- 2,732
- Students per faculty member
- 20 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 87%
- From out of state
- 13%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 7%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 3%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 10% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 74% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- University Avenue and High Street, West Chester, PA, 19383
- County
- Chester County
- Part of
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.