West Chester University of Pennsylvania Healthcare Programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. West Chester is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into WCUPA?

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

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% 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 550 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

WCUPA received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

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

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 WCUPA, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $9,427 a year. That adds up to $37,708 over four years for those students.

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.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	224	0	10	0	234
Speech Pathology & Audiology	49	0	35	0	84
Dietetics/Dietitian	77	4	0	0	81
General Public Health	50	0	24	0	74
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	66	0	0	0	66
Athletic Training	9	0	33	0	42
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	15	0	0	0	15
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	15	0	15
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	12	0	0	0	12
Health Care Management	0	10	0	0	10
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	7	7
Environmental Health	7	0	0	0	7
Music Therapy	5	0	0	0	5
Other Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	0	3	0	0	3
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0	0
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	514	17	117	7	655

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
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