Westfield State University Business Programs

Westfield State University is a public institution situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. Westfield is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Westfield State University Rankings

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 Westfield.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#40	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Westfield State University?

Contact details for Westfield are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	577 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01086-1630
Phone:	413-572-5300
Website:	www.westfield.ma.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WestfieldStateUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/westfieldstate

How Do I Get Into Westfield?

You can apply to Westfield online at: https://explore.westfield.ma.edu/Ellucian.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for Westfield

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Westfield?

Westfield has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 88% of students accepted to Westfield submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

Westfield received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Westfield State University?

The overall average net price of Westfield is $27,173. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Westfield, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,750 a year. That adds up to $31,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Westfield is 3.8%. 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.

Westfield State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,633 undergraduate students at Westfield, with 3,812 being full-time and 821 being part-time.

There are also 762 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,812 full-time undergraduates at Westfield, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Westfield State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	65
Black or African American	201
Hispanic or Latino	436
White	2,854
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	240

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Westfield State University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Westfield. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Westfield State University

In 2019-2020, 5,251 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Affordability Rankings of Westfield

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Westfield State University was $11,139 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,219. The following table shows how Westfield 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 Business/Commerce	#74	#33
General Business/Commerce	#74	#33

Online Growth Rankings of Westfield

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Westfield State University was 135.1%. This is the #310 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Westfield regardless of major.

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%.

Westfield State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	150	0	150
General Economics	19	0	19
Accounting	0	9	9
TOTAL	169	9	178

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 John Phelan under License

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