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West Chester University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Pennsylvania

UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND HIGH STWEST CHESTER, PA 19383

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$14,133

89%

17275

26

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.45

1172

West Chester is a public university located in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Area. It is a large institution with an enrollment of 12,686 undergraduate students. The West Chester acceptance rate is 89%. Popular majors include Merchandising and Buying Operations, Psychology, and Business. Graduating 73% of students, West Chester alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $37,900.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for WCU is thirty-three percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Widener University-Main Campus71.90%
Villanova University28.20%
Saint Joseph’s University75.00%
Rutgers University-Camden79.20%