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Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The location of Western New England is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

$37,902 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
90% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Western New England University?

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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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western New England?

90% Acceptance Rate
48% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 90%, Western New England is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% 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 560 and 640. Math scores were between 568 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Western New England University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Western New England University  ( 568 to 640 )
200
800
Western New England received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for Western New England University  ( 24 to 32 )
1
36

Can I Afford Western New England University?

$37,902 Net Price
83% Take Out Loans
1.7% Loan Default Rate
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.

The student loan default rate at Western New England is 1.7%. 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.

Western New England University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,522 Full-Time Undergraduates
42% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,583 undergraduate students at Western New England, with 2,522 being full-time and 61 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

231 Took All Classes Online
1,503 Took At Least One Class Online
26.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,503 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of Western New England

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western New England University was 26.2%. This is the #822 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Western New England 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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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