Academic Profile for 2024

Four Year Graduation Rate
51%

Six Year Graduation Rate
72%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
77%

Student to Faculty Ratio
20 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
82%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
2,628
students in 2021

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 10
11 To 30
31 To 50
51 To 100
101 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
14,245

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2021 school year

Students Total
14,471

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Air Force
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
01/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Graduate Business Center)
07/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at The Dixon Center)
07/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Mellon Independence Center)
07/02/2012 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Community College of Philadelphia)
06/30/2010 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Chester County Intermediate Unit)
06/30/2010 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Gloucester County Institute)
01/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at School District of Philadelphia)
01/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Owen J. Roberts School District)
01/01/1946 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
[Didactic Program in Dietetics]
09/01/2007 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
04/01/1994 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels]
09/22/2016 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
10/03/2003 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
10/03/2003 - Current
Accredited
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health]
10/04/2003 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
[Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs]
10/01/2011 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1958 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
[Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
01/01/2010 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
01/01/1954 - Current
Accredited
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
[English Language]
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania at INTERLINK Language Center)
12/01/2012 - 04/30/2014
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal

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