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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·wcupa.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+6.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
17,171
peer median 16,358
Avg net price
$22,673
+$4.4k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
17,193
17,193 candidates competed
Admitted
13,479
78.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
3,022
22.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
71%+6.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
71%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%
Non-Pell
73%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 164 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 162 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
164
Passing
2
1.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

164programs
  • Passing2 · 1.2%
  • No Data162 · 98.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
162

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+151.2%
$147,635 vs $58,761
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+177.9%
$98,013 vs $35,274

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1946Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 18

  1. Nov 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  4. Mar 2024Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,800
$30–48k$17,340
$48–75k$20,275
$75–110k$24,846
$110k+$26,575

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$22,673
+$4,362vs R2 Research median $18,312
Federal loans
53.7%
In-state tuition
$10,687
Out-of-state
$22,511

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,637 students received $26.6M in Pell grants, alongside $92.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,637
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$26.6M
$26,636,651 total
Direct Loans
$92.8M
15,027 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$22.0M
5,385 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$29.0M
7,244 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.5M
997 loan awards
Parent PLUS$22.5M
1,247 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.8M
154 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 4,044 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,044
Defaulted
49
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
4.4%
2018
3.4%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at WCUPA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs117
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,642 total completions
01Business
1,12831.0%
02Health Professions
62817.2%
03Education
58516.1%
04Psychology
3218.8%
05Public Admin
2125.8%
06Parks/Recreation
1804.9%
07Security/Protective
1624.4%
08English Language
1474.0%
09Biological Sciences
1454.0%
10Visual/Performing Arts
1343.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
17,171
12-mo unduplicated
18,762
Undergraduate
15,402
Graduate
3,360

Gender split

Men
40%7,432
Women
60%11,330

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.9%
Black
10.6%
Hispanic
7.6%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
3.2%
Unknown
0.8%
Non-resident
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
589
276 M · 313 W
Women athletes
53.1%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$695K
$840K
Recruiting expense
$23K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$71K
$70K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
107 M · 82 W
$399K
Football
106 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
29 M · 34 W
$604K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
21 M · 27 W
$980K
Other Sports
· 43 W
$190K
Baseball
35 M ·
$336K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.20
38 offenses · 17,275 students

3-year trend

1.192 yrs ago2.381 yr ago2.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
101
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
57
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
11

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
10
Rape
8
Fondling
8
Burglary
7
Robbery
4
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

38total
  • On campus28
  • Public property10

Includes 20 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
17
Dating violence
11
Stalking
29 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs17108
Liquor217362

Residence-hall fires

  • Tyson Hall1 fire
    NaturalDamage $0-$99
  • South Campus Apartments1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Allegheny Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Commonwealth Hall2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Commonwealth Hall2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
671

WCUPA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions WCUPA selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectWest Chester University of Pennsylvania
71%17,171$22,673R2 Research
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
54%90.8%9,073$17,216R2 Research
CUNY City College
57%60.0%15,544$3,486R2 Research
Rowan University
67%77.7%21,026$22,185R2 Research
Montclair State University
65%87.9%23,375$14,159R2 Research
Rutgers University-Newark
64%71.4%11,315$19,407R2 Research
Peer group median65%77.7%16,358$18,312

Frequently asked questions about West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WCUPA.

What is the graduation rate at West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

West Chester University of Pennsylvania reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

West Chester University of Pennsylvania reports a total enrollment of 17,171 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

The average net price at West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $22,673 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

West Chester University of Pennsylvania's yield rate is 22.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is West Chester University of Pennsylvania located?

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania 19383.

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