West Chester University of Pennsylvania
2020-21
The 2020-21 Common Data Set for West Chester University of Pennsylvania — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: May 6, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
86.2%
Applications
14,240
Admitted
12,277
Enrolled
2,795
SAT Composite
1020-1170
SAT Math
500-580
SAT Reading
510-600
ACT Composite
20-26
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$61,258
10 yrs after enrollment
71%
6-year completion
$23,331
sticker minus grants
$23,500
federal loans only
11%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
550numbers from this report.
General Information
5 TABLESOffice:Office of Institutional Research
Zipcode19,383
Country:USA
Phone:(610) 436-2835
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.wcupa.edu/deputy-provost/institutionalResearch/
City:West Chester
StatePA
CityWest Chester
StatePA
Zip19,383
Country:USA
Main Phone Number:436-1000
WWW Home Page Address:www.wcupa.edu
Admissions Phone Number:436-3411
Admissions Email Address:ugadmiss@wcupa.edu
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESEntrance Exams
SATX
ACTX
APX
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
Wait List
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:1,961
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:713
Number of wait-listed students admitted:471
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives2
Total academic units20
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives2
Computer Science1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8002.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69924.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59956.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49917.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.1
SAT Math: 700-8002.2
SAT Math: 600-69917.1
SAT Math: 500-59960.4
SAT Math: 400-49919.2
SAT Math: 300-3991.2
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100.1
SAT Composite: 1400-16001.6
SAT Composite: 1200-139917.5
SAT Composite: 1000-119964.0
SAT Composite: 800-99916.7
SAT Composite: 600-7990.3
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100.1
ACT Composite: 30-364.9
ACT Composite: 24-2940.2
ACT Composite: 18-2346.7
ACT Composite: 12-178.2
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class14
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class36
Percent in top half of high school graduating class73
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class27
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class6
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:34
Percent who had GPA of 4.010.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9916.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7422.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4920.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2415.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9913.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.7
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100.0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:45
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?No
Priority Date: Month02
Priority Date: Day01
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month05
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day01
Amount of housing deposit:200
Transfer Admission
2 TABLESList any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: Applicants must submit official copies of college transcripts for every institution attended. In some cases, students will be required to submit a midterm progress report. If a transfer applicant has completed less than 24 credits, they must submit a high school transcript and standardized test scores if they have been out of high school for less than 3 years. Audition is required for music applicants, portfolio for art applicants, and interview for Respiratory Care.
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Other (specify):X
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)13%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing10%
Percent who live off campus or commute90%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)10%
Percent of males who join fraternities13%
Percent of females who join sororities13%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing3%
Percent who live off campus or commute97%
Percent of students age 25 and older9%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Special housing for international studentsX
Theme housingX
Other housing options (specify):X
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESIn-district:$322
In-state (out-of-district):$322
Out-of-state:$805
NONRESIDENTS:$805
Financial Aid
7 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal$18,256,880
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$10,038,907
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$6,955,985
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,821,871
Total Scholarships/Grants$39,073,634
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$84,866,029
Federal Work-Study$923,393
Total Self-Help$85,789,422
Parent Loans$0
Athletic Awards$1,078,213
Federal$462
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$50,500
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,042,449
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,807,176
Total Scholarships/Grants$3,900,587
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$31,174,607
Total Self-Help$31,174,607
Parent Loans$24,624,344
Athletic Awards$354,019
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,809
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details: Section I: INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE I1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2020. Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP. The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclusions: Table 44 Guidelines for Including/Excluding Instructional Faculty for Reporting Letter Description Full- Part-time time Include only if Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, they teach A faculty who are not paid (e.g., those who donate their Exclude one or services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post- more non- doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows clinical credit courses Include if Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, they teach librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they one or B may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and Exclude more non- may have faculty status clinical credit courses Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non- C clinical credit courses even though they do not have faculty Exclude Include status Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the D instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching Exclude Exclude assistant, teaching fellow, and the like E Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude F Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude G Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave Exclude Include with pay Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released time for research) Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full- time instruction faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty. Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD). Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts). Table 45 Number of Instructional Faculty Letter Description Full- Part- Total time time A Total number of instructional faculty 675 300 975 B Total number who are members of minority groups 106 47 153 C Total number who are females 359 179 538 D Total number who are males 316 121 437 E Total number who are nonresident aliens 26 0 26 (international) F Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree 586 84 670 G Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but 86 198 284 not a terminal master’s H Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s 3 17 20 Total number whose highest degree is unknown or I other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item 0 1 1 a.) Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional J programs in which faculty teach virtually only 0 0 0 graduate-level students I2. Student to Faculty Ratio Report the Fall 2020 ratio of full-time equivalent undergraduate and graduate students (full- time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty of undergraduate and graduate students (full-time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. • Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty. Fall 2020 Student to Faculty ratio: 20 to 1 • Based on 15,925 students and 775 faculty. I3. Undergraduate Class Size In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2020 term. Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross - listings. Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings. Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2020. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20- 29” column of the class subsections table. Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers) Table 46 Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled by Class-Size Undergraduate 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total CLASS 54 380 735 549 177 67 57 2,019 SECTIONS Table 47 Number of Class Sub-Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled by Class-Size Undergraduate 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total CLASS SUB- 0 11 77 15 0 0 0 103 SECTIONS Section J: Disciplinary areas of DEGREES CONFERRED Degrees conferred between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020 For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded. To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice). Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator. If you prefer, you can compute the percentages using 1st majors only. Table 48 Degrees Conferred by Discipline Diploma/ CIP 2010 Category Certificates Associate Bachelor’s Categories to Include Agriculture 0.00% 01 Natural resources and conservation 0.00% 03 Architecture 0.50% 04 Area, ethnic, and gender studies 0.50% 05 Communication/journalism 0.40% 09 Communication technologies 0.00% 10 Computer and information sciences 2.90% 11 Personal and culinary services 0.00% 12 Education 10.50% 13 Engineering 0.00% 14 Engineering technologies 0.00% 15 Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 0.50% 16 Family and consumer sciences 0.00% 19 Law/legal studies 0.00% 22 English 7.80% 23 Liberal arts/general studies 4.90% 24 Library science 0.00% 25 Biological/life sciences 3.10% 26 Mathematics and statistics 1.90% 27 Military science and military technologies 0.00% 28 and 29 Interdisciplinary studies 0.00% 30 Parks and recreation 4.90% 31 Philosophy and religious studies 0.20% 38 Diploma/ CIP 2010 Category Certificates Associate Bachelor’s Categories to Include Theology and religious vocations 0.00% 39 Physical sciences 1.90% 40 Science technologies 0.00% 41 Psychology 7.00% 42 Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, 4.10% 43 and protective services Public administration and social services 1.80% 44 Social sciences 2.40% 45 Construction trades 0.00% 46 Mechanic and repair technologies 0.00% 47 Precision production 0.00% 48 Transportation and materials moving 0.00% 49 Visual and performing arts 3.50% 50 Health professions and related programs 14.80% 51 Business/marketing 25.20% 52 History 1.20% 54 Other 0.00% TOTAL 100.00%%
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio20
based on ____ students15,925
and ____ faculty775
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
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