West Chester University of Pennsylvania Trade Programs

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

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

Can I Afford WCUPA?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time WCUPA students paid $322 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $805 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,716	$19,290
Fees	$2,811	$3,061
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$14,228	$14,228
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,520	$2,520

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WCUPA, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,305 a year. That adds up to $29,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WCUPA is 1.2%. 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 14,471 undergraduate students at WCUPA, with 12,686 being full-time and 1,785 being part-time.

There are also 3,143 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,686 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	345
Black or African American	1,323
Hispanic or Latino	823
White	9,461
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	701

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 2020-2021, 6,344 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.

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 #175 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at WCUPA 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.

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

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