West Chester University of Pennsylvania Business Programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public institution situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. West Chester is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Rankings

WCUPA is ranked #291 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WCUPA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#127	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#128	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#151	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WCUPA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best General Sales & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#130	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#188	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#189	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#297	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for WCUPA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	University Avenue And High Street, West Chester, PA 19383
Phone:	610-436-1000
Website:	www.wcupa.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WCUPA
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wcuofpa

How Do I Get Into WCUPA?

You can apply to WCUPA online at: https://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/SCH_ADM/admissionApp.aspx

Admission Requirements for WCUPA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into WCUPA?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, WCUPA is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 90% of students accepted to WCUPA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 580.

WCUPA received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

The overall average net price of WCUPA is $33,536. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WCUPA, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $9,316 a year. That adds up to $37,264 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WCUPA is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,712 undergraduate students at WCUPA, with 13,056 being full-time and 1,656 being part-time.

There are also 3,007 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,056 full-time undergraduates at WCUPA, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Chester University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	329
Black or African American	1,389
Hispanic or Latino	769
White	9,772
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	766

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 51 countries are represented at WCUPA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Norway.

Online Learning at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

In 2019-2020, 17,544 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCUPA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of WCUPA

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania was $10,471 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $22,295. The following table shows how WCUPA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#40	#61
Human Resource Management	#64	#90

Online Affordability Rankings of WCUPA Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania was $10,471 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $22,295. The following table shows how WCUPA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resource Management	#28	#137
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#28	#140

Online Growth Rankings of WCUPA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania was 263.3%. This is the #202 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at WCUPA regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at WCUPA ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at WCUPA.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Entrepreneurial Studies	#1
Entrepreneurship	#1
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#2
Public Relations & Advertising	#8
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#11
General Business/Commerce	#13
General Business/Commerce	#13
Human Resource Management	#20
General Business Administration and Management	#67
Business Administration & Management	#94

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	251	0	217	468
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	269	0	0	269
Finance	246	0	0	246
Accounting	139	0	0	139
Business Economics	114	0	0	114
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	12	56	68
International Business/Trade/Commerce	31	0	0	31
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	5	0	5
Project Management	0	5	0	5
Entrepreneurship	0	3	0	3
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,050	25	273	1,348

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.