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WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND HIGH STREET
WEST CHESTER, PA19383
General info:(610) 436-1000
Financial aid office:(610) 436-2627
Admissions office:(610) 436-3411
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Tuition + Room (2011)
Instate: $8,275
Out-of-State: $17,813
Room & Board(on-campus): $7,784

UGrad Application Fee: $35
Grad Application Fee: $35

Tuition Payment Plan: Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:4445
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2011)
# of Undergrads: 14,030
# of Grad students: 3,521
# of Part time: 9
Total Students: 17,551
38% Male, 62% Female

International: 1%
African-American: 9%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 2%
Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 7%
Caucasian (non-hispan): 84%
Unknown: 1%

Financial Aid
69% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $1,766

36% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $1,706

5% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $1,651

61% receive student loans and the average amount is $2,839
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Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
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Special Programs
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements
Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Recommended
Secondary School Rank Recommended
Test Scores Required
Competencies Recommended
Test EOFL Recommended

Special Credits
HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: Yes
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted %
46% men vs 47% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions
Number of Men Applicants: 5,811
Number of Women Applicants: 9,269
Number of Men Admitted: 2,669
Number of Women Admitted: 4,344

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Majors  Hide Majors
• Accounting
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Analytical Chemistry
• Anthropology
• Art/Art Studies General
• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences General
• Business Administration and Management General
• Business/Commerce General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Chemistry General
• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical Psychology Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Computer and Information Sciences General
• Computer and Information Sciences General Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Computer and Information Sciences General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-master's certificate
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Dietetics/Dietitian
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English Language and Literature General
• Finance General
• Fine/Studio Arts General
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• Geography Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Geology/Earth Science General
• German Language and Literature
• Gerontology Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Health Teacher Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness General
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate certificate
• History General
• Information Technology
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Jewish/Judaic Studies Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Mathematics General
• Music General
• Music History Literature and Theory
• Music Performance General
• Music Performance General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
• Philosophy
• Physics General
• Political Science and Government General
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Psychology General
• Public Health General
• Public Health General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Reading Teacher Education
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sales Distribution and Marketing Operations General
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching General
• Statistics General
• Systems Science and Theory
• Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods Oth
• Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods Oth Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas Other Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas Other Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Women's Studies
• City/Urban Community and Regional Planning Postbaccalaureate certificate

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