West Chester University of Pennsylvania

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania operates as a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 14,164 students of which 15,402 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 78.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,187 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,331, with published in-state tuition of $10,775 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.1%. Graduates earn a median of $61,258 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,013 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 555000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.