Western New England University Business Programs

Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Western New England University?

Contact details for Western New England are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119-2684
Phone:	413-782-3111
Website:	www1.wne.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Western-New-England-University/140256326045148
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/wneuniversity

How Do I Get Into Western New England?

You can apply to Western New England online at: https://connect.wne.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western New England

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western New England?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, Western New England is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Western New England submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

Western New England received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford Western New England University?

The overall average net price of Western New England is $37,902. 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 Western New England, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $10,633 a year. That adds up to $42,532 over four years for those students.

Western New England University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,583 undergraduate students at Western New England, with 2,522 being full-time and 61 being part-time.

There are also 1,052 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,522 full-time undergraduates at Western New England, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western New England University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	72
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	244
White	1,894
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	140

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Western New England University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Western New England. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Western New England University

In 2022-2023, 1,780 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 11th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Western New England majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Organizational Leadership	27%

Western New England University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Management Information Systems	123	0	0	0	123
General Business Administration and Management	0	5	0	38	43
Accounting	0	31	0	8	39
Finance	0	29	0	0	29
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	19	0	0	19
Other Marketing	0	19	0	0	19
Information Resources Management	0	19	0	0	19
General Business/Commerce	0	18	0	0	18
Interior Design Management	0	0	14	0	14
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	11	11
Retail Management	0	9	0	0	9
Actuarial Science	0	9	0	0	9
General Economics	0	5	0	0	5
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurship	0	2	0	0	2
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	123	168	14	57	362

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 Bpayne4001 under License

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