West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
West Chester, PA
Population
3,500,000
Website
http://www.wcupa.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
14,067
Men / Women
42% / 58%
White
69%
Black
14%
Hispanic
8%
Asian
4%
Mixed
4%
Native American
0%
International
0%
From State
86%
From Region
13%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
26%
Health Sciences
19%
Education
14%
Life & Natural Sciences
6%
Arts
4%
Computer Science
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
3%
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 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation
248 (54%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
52%
Yield (Unbound)
22%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $1M | #258 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $2M | #379 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $0M | #441 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 48 | #256 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 9 | #476 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
15%
SAT Range
1130
–
1240
SAT Math Range
540
–
620
SAT RW Range
560
–
650
ACT Range
24
–
28
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3,035 | 37% / 63% | 0% | $65,454 | 97% | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 11 — | 55% / 45% | 0% | $91,821 | 96 | — | |
| Computer Science | 79 +1 | 81% / 19% | 3% | $107,187 | 99 | 98% | |
| Analytical Chemistry | 10 +1 | 30% / 70% | 0% | $64,960 | 77 | — | |
| Chemistry | 5 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $65,494 | 78 | — | |
| Geosciences | 20 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $61,088 | 71 | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 33 +2 | 70% / 30% | 0% | $68,522 | 81 | 100% | |
| Physics | 11 — | 91% / 9% | 0% | $74,368 | 87 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 5 +3 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $66,943 | 80 | — | |
| Biology | 128 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $67,434 | 80 | 96% | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 60 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $57,798 | 65 | 97% | |
| Athletic Training | 26 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $58,359 | 66 | 100% | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 76 +1 | 1% / 99% | 0% | $63,667 | 75 | 100% | |
| Environmental Health | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $71,841 | 85 | 100% | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 33 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $85,287 | 93 | 92% | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $68,781 | 82 | — | |
| Nursing | 212 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $87,283 | 94 | 98% | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $85,838 | 94 | 100% | |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $69,403 | 82 | — | |
| Public Health | 35 — | 9% / 91% | 0% | $71,841 | 85 | 100% | |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 172 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $60,201 | 70 | 98% | |
| Accounting | 95 +4 | 53% / 47% | 1% | $88,795 | 95 | 96% | |
| Business Analytics | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,439 | 84 | — | |
| Business Management and Administration | 257 +8 | 60% / 40% | 0% | $69,376 | 82 | 96% | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 34 +30 | 82% / 18% | 0% | $79,591 | 90 | 98% | |
| Finance | 134 +42 | 84% / 16% | 0% | $81,203 | 91 | 97% | |
| International Business | 15 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $70,251 | 83 | — | |
| Logistics | 6 +3 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $69,376 | 82 | 96% | |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | 234 +6 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $70,016 | 83 | 98% | |
| Anthropology | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $43,356 | 27 | 94% | |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | — — | — | — | $53,357 | 55 | — | |
| Criminal Justice | 140 +1 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $56,891 | 63 | 98% | |
| English | 43 +1 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $50,752 | 48 | 98% | |
| Foreign Languages | 12 +6 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $54,143 | 57 | — | |
| Geography | 9 +1 | 78% / 22% | 0% | $66,381 | 79 | 100% | |
| History | 34 +1 | 68% / 32% | 0% | $51,688 | 51 | 95% | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 78 +2 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $54,809 | 59 | — | |
| Philosophy | 2 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $51,172 | 49 | — | |
| Political Science | 38 +1 | 47% / 53% | 3% | $63,380 | 75 | 94% | |
| Psychology | 270 +3 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $49,905 | 46 | 94% | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 76 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $60,550 | 70 | 96% | |
| Social Work | 48 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $56,840 | 63 | 100% | |
| Sociology | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $45,769 | 33 | 97% | |
| Women's Studies | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,468 | 47 | — | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 211 +7 | 6% / 94% | 0% | $55,164 | 60 | 97% | |
| Earth Science Teacher Education | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| English Education | 18 — | 39% / 61% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| General Education | 117 +1 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $50,671 | 48 | 94% | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 44 +1 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $55,164 | 60 | 97% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 9 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| Physics Teacher Education | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $63,938 | 76 | 97% | |
| Special Education | 21 +41 | 24% / 76% | 0% | $56,788 | 63 | 98% | |
| Art/Art Studies | 35 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $57,470 | 64 | 91% | |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 9 — | 44% / 56% | 0% | $64,071 | 76 | — | |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Keyboard Instruments | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Music | 52 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | — +1 | — | — | $48,624 | 42 | — | |
| Music Performance | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 8 +4 | 50% / 50% | 12% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Stringed Instruments | 4 +4 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $48,684 | 42 | 98% | |
| Theater | 7 +2 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $34,156 | 8 | 96% | |
| Voice and Opera | — — | — | — | $48,640 | 42 | — |