Westfield State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Westfield State University

Westfield State University operates as a public institution located in Westfield, Massachusetts (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,615 students of which 4,372 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. Westfield State University is categorized as “18” 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 81.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,721, with published in-state tuition of $12,179 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,457, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.9%. Graduates earn a median of $57,346 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,861 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 249500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.1% 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.