unitid 216764 · West Chester, PA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- enrollment 2023
- 19,021
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
41st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
14,164
81st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
29th pctl among public 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
89th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,394
82nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,331
after aid, aided students
97th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$61,258
after entry, Title IV students
76th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,500
82nd 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 $17,018 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
- 0-30k16%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+40%
- Median family income
- $75,333
- First-generation students
- 28%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,775
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 296 | $69,376 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 256 | $55,164 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 256 | $49,905 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 229 | $70,016 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 224 | $87,283 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 223 | $123,053 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 202 | $81,203 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 156 | $60,201 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 141 | $50,671 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 129 | $56,891 | — |
| Biology, General. | 120 | $67,434 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 118 | $107,187 | — |
— 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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built 2026-07-17
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.