unitid 168263 · Westfield, MA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Westfield State University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,233
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
81%
46th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,615
41st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
33%
undergrads on Pell grants
53rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
68th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,649
79th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,721
after aid, aided students
77th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$57,346
after entry, Title IV students
69th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,457
75th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,751 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $63,176
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,179
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 143 | $67,258 | $24,422 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 124 | $50,601 | $27,000 |
| Social Work. | 97 | $66,522 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 84 | $50,836 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 82 | $63,772 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 78 | $50,005 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 61 | $86,414 | $26,900 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 42 | $66,151 | $27,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 42 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 32 | $49,901 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | 30 | $64,665 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 28 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.