Western New England University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Western New England University

Western New England University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,603 students of which 2,708 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. Western New England University is categorized as “17” 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 83.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,192 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,290, with published in-state tuition of $47,820 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.0%. Graduates earn a median of $73,157 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,771 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 134800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.6% 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.