West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania · Public · 14,164 undergraduates · wcupa.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
76%
of 18,009 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1110 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,900Est.Estimate
$44,810 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
76% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,810
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,810 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1170
Send your score
About 88% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1050, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First Year | West Chester University Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
76%
of applicants were admitted: 13,657 of 18,009 for fall 2025.
Wait list
4,571 students were offered a spot; 1,036 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 0.2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1110 to 1260
Reading and Writing 570 to 660
Math 530 to 620
ACT composite 20 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005.8%
- 1200 to 139939%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 9994.1%
- 600 to 7990.6%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.08%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4920%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.9916%
- Below 2.503%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,900
a year, in state
$44,810
a year, out of state (tuition $21,370)
- Tuition (in state)$8,460
- Fees$3,670
- Food and housing$12,520
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$5,980
West Chester University of Pennsylvania published $30,136 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,822
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,558
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,162
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,084
- Over $110,000$29,420
Financial aid
52%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,267
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,093 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/01
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $850Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 111 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 220 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIS 150 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 103 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 110 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 143 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 145 for BIO majors |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 161 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT 161 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MAT 162 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MAT 108 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 161 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHE 100 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHE 103 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHI 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 240 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 141 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 110 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 106 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRT 120 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | LIT 165 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENV 102, or SCB 102, or ESS 102 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FRE 102, FRE 201 and FRE 202 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FRE 201, 202, 301 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FRE 202, 301, 302 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | GER 102, GER 201 and GER 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GER 201, GER 202 and GER 303 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GER 202, GER 303 and GER 307 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 103 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | ITA 102, ITA 201 and ITA 202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | ITA 201, ITA 202 and ITA 302 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | ITA 202, ITA 301 and ITA 302 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JPN 201 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 111 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 112 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 199 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHY 100 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 130 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHY 100 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 140 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHY 100 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 180 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHY 100 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 170 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MAT 115 AND TRN 199 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MAT 131 AND TRN 199 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 199 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | TRN 199 (elective credit) |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | TRN 199 (elective credit) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPA 102, SPA 201 and SPA 202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPA 201, SPA 202 and SPA 301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPA 202, SPA 301 and SPA 302 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 315 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 121 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MAT 125 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 151 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIS 151 & HIS 152 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$66,629
a year, 10 years after starting here
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania$88,337
- All colleges$89,719
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 25 majors here have earnings data.
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