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Western New England University

Western New England University is a private campus in Springfield proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$28,987

family income
under $30k

$26,284

$30–48k

$27,102

$48–75k

$30,277

$75–110k

$33,983

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$27,2902023–24Skip 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 Western New England University has held near $27,290 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$30,032
2009	$27,981
2010	$26,726
2011	$28,145
2012	$28,517
2013	$28,213
2014	$28,053
2015	$28,705
2016	$29,694
2017	$29,941
2018	$30,079
2019	$30,594
2020	$29,806
2021	$30,137
2022	$31,170
2023	$27,290

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$60,2622024–25Skip 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 Western New England University rose from $42,795 (2009) to $60,262 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$42,795
2010	$41,662
2011	$42,517
2012	$44,419
2013	$45,850
2014	$47,447
2015	$47,793
2016	$48,710
2017	$49,541
2018	$50,234
2019	$51,607
2020	$52,924
2021	$53,760
2022	$54,933
2023	$58,933
2024	$60,262

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,504
2001	$15,817
2002	$16,464
2003	$20,824
2004	$21,986
2005	$23,064
2006	$24,626
2007	$25,942
2008	$27,470
2013	$33,020
2014	$33,466
2015	$34,030
2016	$34,874
2017	$35,740
2018	$36,804
2019	$37,990
2020	$39,216
2021	$40,380
2022	$44,500
2023	$46,430

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Western New England University reports published tuition of $47,820 in this record. Western New England University's $47,820 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Western New England University reports 2,603 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

64% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Western New England University 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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64%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 Western New England University rose from 53% (entered 1991) to 64% (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	53%
1992 cohort	49%
1993 cohort	48.5%
1994 cohort	55.6%
1995 cohort	54%
1996 cohort	52.1%
1997 cohort	59.5%
1998 cohort	59.1%
1999 cohort	60%
2000 cohort	57.1%
2001 cohort	64.7%
2002 cohort	56.9%
2003 cohort	54.5%
2004 cohort	55.8%
2005 cohort	60.6%
2006 cohort	61.9%
2007 cohort	59.6%
2008 cohort	59.5%
2009 cohort	59%
2010 cohort	61.7%
2011 cohort	59.2%
2012 cohort	60.3%
2013 cohort	64.9%
2014 cohort	63.8%
2015 cohort	63.1%
2016 cohort	67.5%
2017 cohort	63.9%
2018 cohort	64%

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)	$15,190	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,721	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,935	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,375	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,552
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$6,450
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,804
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,800	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,968	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,500	$5,500

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

$51,771

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$68,753

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$73,157

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

Western New England University admitted 6,317 of 7,567 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.5% rate describes that application pool.

83.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $46,430 tuition · 2023–24 2,603 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1090–13001600

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Admissions

Western New England University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Western New England University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–650 and Math was 550–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1090–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	600	650
SAT Math	550	590	650
ACT Composite	21	25	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, Western New England University received 7,567 applications and admitted 6,317 (83.5%), with 790 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

83.5%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	74.4%
Fall 2002	73.2%
Fall 2003	75.6%
Fall 2004	78.6%
Fall 2005	75.3%
Fall 2006	73.2%
Fall 2007	73.2%
Fall 2008	72.8%
Fall 2009	81%
Fall 2010	80.7%
Fall 2011	79.8%
Fall 2012	79%
Fall 2013	81.5%
Fall 2014	80.2%
Fall 2015	80.9%
Fall 2016	79.6%
Fall 2017	80.7%
Fall 2018	85.4%
Fall 2019	85.2%
Fall 2020	89.4%
Fall 2021	89.3%
Fall 2022	88%
Fall 2023	83.3%
Fall 2024	83.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1090–1300Fall 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	950	1130
Fall 2002	950	1140
Fall 2003	960	1160
Fall 2004	960	1150
Fall 2005	960	1170
Fall 2006	940	1140
Fall 2007	940	1140
Fall 2008	955	1150
Fall 2009	960	1160
Fall 2010	980	1170
Fall 2011	960	1170
Fall 2012	950	1170
Fall 2013	960	1180
Fall 2014	970	1170
Fall 2015	960	1180
Fall 2016	990	1190
Fall 2017	980	1180
Fall 2018	1060	1250
Fall 2021	1120	1280
Fall 2022	1090	1280
Fall 2023	1130	1310
Fall 2024	1090	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 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 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	21	25
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	22	26
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	26
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	21	27
Fall 2018	22	27
Fall 2021	24	32
Fall 2022	24	29
Fall 2023	25	27
Fall 2024	21	28

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, 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

2,603Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Western New England University fell from 3,110 (Fall 2002) to 2,603 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,110
Fall 2003	3,138
Fall 2004	3,020
Fall 2005	2,828
Fall 2006	2,804
Fall 2007	2,754
Fall 2008	2,768
Fall 2009	2,716
Fall 2010	2,709
Fall 2011	2,642
Fall 2012	2,671
Fall 2013	2,648
Fall 2014	2,722
Fall 2015	2,726
Fall 2016	2,717
Fall 2017	2,723
Fall 2018	2,746
Fall 2019	2,675
Fall 2020	2,551
Fall 2021	2,597
Fall 2022	2,402
Fall 2023	2,508
Fall 2024	2,603

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%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 Western New England University has held near 74% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	75%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Western New England University

Faculty pay at Western New England University averages $128,112 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Western New England University as a primarily residential campus of 2,603 undergraduates — and 74% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Western New England University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1090–1300 — their midpoint is below the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Western New England University'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 Western New England University 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

Western New England University83.5%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Western New England University$47,820

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Western New England University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Western New England University$73,157

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Western New England University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Western New England University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.5%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$47,820	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$73,157	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Western New England University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Western New England University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 14 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$129,138
Computer Science	$100,055
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$96,841
Mechanical Engineering	$93,541
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$89,642
Management Information Systems and Services	$89,255
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$87,838
Civil Engineering	$86,375
Accounting and Related Services	$75,649
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,525
Biology, General	$62,871
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$60,486
Psychology, General	$57,681
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$55,629

These 14 fields listed for Western New England University measure earnings after completion. The $73,157 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional Western New England University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Western New England University report?

Western New England University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1090–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Western New England University's acceptance rate?

83.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,317 admitted from 7,567 applicants.

How much does Western New England University cost?

At Western New England University, tuition is $47,820. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Western New England University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $73,157. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Westfield State University — 81.4% admitted
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — 67.7% admitted
Worcester Polytechnic Institute — 60.2% admitted
Suffolk University — 82.3% 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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.