West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

West Chester University of Pennsylvania, or WCUPA, is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1871. It gained university status on July 1, 1983. Today, WCUPA is one of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). West Chester is ranked by US News & World Report as number 56 among the Universities–Master's (North).

West Chester offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Business & Public Affairs
• College of Educatio
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Visual & Performing Arts
• Honors College

WCUPA’s student body has an impressive number of international students. There are special clubs and organizations to assist foreign students. The athletic teams are nicknamed the Golden Rams. The teams participate in the NCAA Division II athletics in the PSAC and the ECAC conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, mathematics, fine arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

West Chester University Of Pennsylvania participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 72% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 13,619 in 2009-2010 (12,561 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

West Chester University Of Pennsylvania provides on-campus housing for 4,321 of its 12,561 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 125 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 109 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

West Chester University Of Pennsylvania offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (419 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (43 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (619 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (68 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (65 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (759 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (88 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (32 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (65 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (61 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (131 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (105 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (241 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (21 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (117 awarded)

• Analytical Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (99 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (155 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology