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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

https://www.wcupa.edu

#423 National Colleges

75.32% Admission Rate
Least Selective

14,340 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester University, West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA) is a public research university in Chester County, Pennsylvania. WCU is the largest of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the sixth largest university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Location

City
West Chester, Pennsylvania

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 23.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs 17.5%
Education 7.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters 7.4%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 7.0%
Psychology 6.4%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.2%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 4.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.1%
Social Sciences 2.5%
Physical Sciences 2.1%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.0%
History 1.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Architecture And Related Services 0.3%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.2%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$10,421.00

Out of State Tuition
$22,245.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
59.98%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$22,495.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1123 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 600 555 510
Verbal 610 565 520

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 25 22 18
English 26 23 20