West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public research university in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of a large city, with 14,164 undergraduates. Education is its signature field: 10% of its bachelor's degrees, two and a half times its share across the colleges we cover. 71% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $61,258 ten years after starting.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania admitted 13,657 of 18,009 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (75.8%).
- Acceptance rate
- 75.8%
- Fall 2025 class
- In-state tuition
- $10,775
- $22,599 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $23,331
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1110–1260
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What West Chester University of Pennsylvania is known for
Measured by the 3,470 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Education
10.3%
of its bachelor's degrees: two and a half times the 3.9% share across the colleges we cover.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations2968.5% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods2567.4% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Psychology2567.4% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations2296.6% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing2246.5% of degrees$98,013+10% vs $88,910 nationally
- Finance and Financial Management Services2025.8% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Suburb of a large city
West Chester, PA
Undergraduates
14,164
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, high research activity
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
20 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
0%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Three things West Chester University of Pennsylvania published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
1,036 admitted from a waitlist of 4,571.
2,405 students accepted a place on that list, and 1,036 were admitted from it, 43.1% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
12% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 0.2% sent an ACT. West Chester University of Pennsylvania files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $23,331 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
75.8%
13,657 admitted of 18,009 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1110–1260
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
20–28
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.40
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
12%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
0.2%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at West Chester University of Pennsylvania?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What West Chester University of Pennsylvania costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $10,775 ($22,599 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $28,394. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $23,331 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$10,775
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$22,599
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$28,394
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$23,331
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $28,394 full cost.
- Under $30k$17,018Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$17,414Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$20,417Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$24,715Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$27,160Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
71%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
83%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$61,258
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$23,500
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What West Chester University of Pennsylvania says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 4,571
- Accepted the place
- 2,405
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 1,036
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Essays on this application
2 essay prompts on the application: 2 are not yet confirmed.
A prompt we have not yet confirmed is counted on its own rather than called optional, treating an unconfirmed prompt as optional is how a student skips an essay their college expects.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027
Verified July 17, 2026
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