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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public campus in suburban West Chester, PA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,800

family income
under $30k

$17,340

$30–48k

$20,275

$48–75k

$24,846

$75–110k

$26,575

over $110k

Average net price

$23,3312023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose from $15,417 (2008) to $23,331 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,417
2009	$13,929
2010	$20,314
2011	$17,938
2012	$22,254
2013	$21,703
2014	$22,250
2015	$21,690
2016	$22,193
2017	$22,101
2018	$22,495
2019	$21,484
2020	$13,183
2021	$24,128
2022	$22,673
2023	$23,331

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,3942024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose from $18,239 (2009) to $28,394 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,239
2010	$16,894
2011	$23,296
2012	$21,085
2013	$24,997
2014	$24,995
2015	$25,195
2016	$24,942
2017	$25,279
2018	$25,586
2019	$25,919
2020	$26,114
2021	$18,257
2022	$28,335
2023	$27,559
2024	$28,394

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,596	$10,318
2001	$4,924	$10,948
2002	$5,468	$12,086
2003	$5,756	$12,704
2004	$6,006	$13,272
2005	$6,147	$13,570
2006	$6,293	$13,916
2007	$6,676	$14,532
2008	$6,737	$14,867
2013	$8,850	$18,974
2014	$9,144	$19,594
2015	$9,462	$20,280
2016	$9,720	$20,812
2017	$10,111	$21,591
2018	$10,412	$22,236
2019	$10,421	$22,245
2020	$10,471	$22,295
2021	$10,471	$22,295
2022	$10,575	$22,399
2023	$10,687	$22,511

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

West Chester University of Pennsylvania reports published tuition by residency: $10,775 in-state versus $22,599 out-of-state — a $11,824 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania reports 14,164 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

70.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at West Chester University of Pennsylvania within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose from 51.5% (entered 1991) to 70.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	51.5%
1992 cohort	53.9%
1993 cohort	51.9%
1994 cohort	50.3%
1995 cohort	59%
1996 cohort	57.1%
1997 cohort	59%
1998 cohort	59.2%
1999 cohort	59.4%
2000 cohort	59.1%
2001 cohort	63.6%
2002 cohort	63.5%
2003 cohort	65.1%
2004 cohort	65.3%
2005 cohort	68.4%
2006 cohort	68.8%
2007 cohort	68.6%
2008 cohort	67.1%
2009 cohort	70.7%
2010 cohort	70.1%
2011 cohort	72.6%
2012 cohort	74.7%
2013 cohort	76.7%
2014 cohort	75.4%
2015 cohort	72.8%
2016 cohort	71.6%
2017 cohort	69.8%
2018 cohort	70.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,342	$7,940
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,001	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$8,875
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,100	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,468	$8,160
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,656	$10,944
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,385	$5,370
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,574	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,066	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,688	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,074	$8,699
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$8,339
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,292	$13,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,593	$15,751
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,000	$18,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,857	$18,566
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,500	$17,513

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,013

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,013

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$61,258

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

West Chester University of Pennsylvania admitted 13,479 of 17,193 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.4% rate describes that application pool.

78.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,687 in-state tuition · 2023–24 14,164 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–12701600

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Admissions

West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–650 and Math was 540–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1270 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	600	650
SAT Math	540	580	620
ACT Composite	24	27	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, West Chester University of Pennsylvania received 17,193 applications and admitted 13,479 (78.4%), with 3,022 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

78.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	48%
Fall 2002	50.1%
Fall 2003	46.2%
Fall 2004	50.7%
Fall 2005	50.7%
Fall 2006	47.4%
Fall 2007	47.7%
Fall 2008	47.3%
Fall 2009	49%
Fall 2010	41.4%
Fall 2011	46.5%
Fall 2012	49.9%
Fall 2013	51.6%
Fall 2014	53.5%
Fall 2015	58.7%
Fall 2016	64.5%
Fall 2017	68.5%
Fall 2018	74.4%
Fall 2019	75.3%
Fall 2020	86.3%
Fall 2021	89.4%
Fall 2022	87.8%
Fall 2023	79.2%
Fall 2024	78.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1270Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	960	1130
Fall 2002	960	1130
Fall 2003	980	1150
Fall 2004	980	1140
Fall 2005	940	1160
Fall 2006	970	1150
Fall 2007	970	1150
Fall 2008	970	1140
Fall 2009	970	1140
Fall 2010	990	1170
Fall 2011	990	1160
Fall 2012	990	1160
Fall 2013	1020	1190
Fall 2014	990	1160
Fall 2015	980	1160
Fall 2016	970	1150
Fall 2017	1040	1210
Fall 2018	1050	1200
Fall 2019	1030	1210
Fall 2020	1010	1180
Fall 2021	1070	1250
Fall 2022	1080	1260
Fall 2023	1100	1270
Fall 2024	1100	1270

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2014	22	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	21	25
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	23	30
Fall 2023	24	28
Fall 2024	24	28

IPEDS Fall 2014–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

14,164Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose from 9,852 (Fall 2002) to 14,164 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,852
Fall 2003	9,986
Fall 2004	10,100
Fall 2005	10,395
Fall 2006	10,420
Fall 2007	10,716
Fall 2008	11,127
Fall 2009	11,561
Fall 2010	11,873
Fall 2011	12,521
Fall 2012	13,053
Fall 2013	13,456
Fall 2014	13,610
Fall 2015	13,966
Fall 2016	14,131
Fall 2017	14,223
Fall 2018	14,249
Fall 2019	14,340
Fall 2020	14,437
Fall 2021	14,152
Fall 2022	14,014
Fall 2023	14,067
Fall 2024	14,164

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at West Chester University of Pennsylvania has held near 83% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	83%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	85%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	84%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	88%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	86%
Fall 2019 cohort	85%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	82%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Faculty pay at West Chester University of Pennsylvania averages $134,592 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes West Chester University of Pennsylvania as a primarily residential campus of 14,164 undergraduates — and 83.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1270 — their midpoint is near the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on West Chester University of Pennsylvania's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How West Chester University of Pennsylvania compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

West Chester University of Pennsylvania78.4%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

West Chester University of Pennsylvania$10,775

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

West Chester University of Pennsylvania's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61,258

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.4%	81.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,775	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$61,258	$62,101	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does West Chester University of Pennsylvania report?

West Chester University of Pennsylvania's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1270 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is West Chester University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate?

78.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 13,479 admitted from 17,193 applicants.

How much does West Chester University of Pennsylvania cost?

In-state tuition is $10,775; out-of-state students pay $22,599. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does West Chester University of Pennsylvania report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,258. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Widener University — 70.9% admitted
Washington & Jefferson College — 80.6% admitted
University of Valley Forge — 61.2% admitted
York College of Pennsylvania — 73.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.