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West Chester University of Pennsylvania: Accreditation, Admissions and Tuition Expenses
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Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
| Estimated expenses for academic
year |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| Tuition and fees |
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| In-state |
$6,293 |
$6,676 |
$6,737 |
$7,211 |
7.0% |
| Out-of-state |
$13,916 |
$14,532 |
$14,867 |
$15,543 |
4.5% |
| Books and supplies |
$1,200 |
$1,200 |
$1,296 |
$1,320 |
1.9% |
| Living arrangement |
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| On Campus |
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| Room and board |
$6,342 |
$6,590 |
$6,874 |
$7,860 |
14.3% |
| Other |
$3,350 |
$3,424 |
$3,585 |
$3,576 |
-0.3% |
| Off Campus |
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| Room and board |
$8,242 |
$6,590 |
$7,296 |
$7,860 |
7.7% |
| Other |
$3,350 |
$3,424 |
$3,585 |
$3,576 |
-0.3% |
| Off Campus with Family |
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| Other |
$4,086 |
$4,192 |
$4,385 |
$4,408 |
0.5% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| In-state |
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| On Campus |
$17,185 |
$17,890 |
$18,492 |
$19,967 |
8.0% |
| Off Campus |
$19,085 |
$17,890 |
$18,914 |
$19,967 |
5.6% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$11,579 |
$12,068 |
$12,418 |
$12,939 |
4.2% |
| Out-of-state |
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| On Campus |
$24,808 |
$25,746 |
$26,622 |
$28,299 |
6.3% |
| Off Campus |
$26,708 |
$25,746 |
$27,044 |
$28,299 |
4.6% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$19,202 |
$19,924 |
$20,548 |
$21,271 |
3.5% |
Admissions
| Undergraduate
application fee (2009-2010): |
$35 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2009
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Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
13,615 |
5,151 |
8,464 |
| Percent admitted |
49% |
48% |
50% |
| Percent admitted who
enrolled |
34% |
36% |
32% |
| Admissions
Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
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X |
| Secondary school
rank |
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X |
| Secondary school
record |
X |
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| Completion of
college-preparatory program |
X |
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| Formal demonstration
of competencies |
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X |
| Admission test
scores (SAT/ACT) |
X |
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| TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign language) |
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X |
Test Scores: Fall 2009 (enrolled
first-time students)
| Students
submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT |
2,248 |
100% |
| Test Scores |
25th Percentile* |
75th
Percentile** |
NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or
below
** 25% of students scored above
- Data apply to first-time
degree/certificate-seeking
students.
- Institutions are asked
to report test scores only
if they are required for
admission.
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| SAT Critical Reading |
480 |
560 |
| SAT Math |
490 |
580 |
| SAT Writing |
480 |
570 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education |
1/1/1946 - |
Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| American Dietetic Association,
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
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| Didactic Program in Dietetics |
9/1/2007 - |
Accredited |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SP) -
Graduate degree programs |
4/1/1994 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the baccalaureate degree levels |
10/3/2003 - |
Accredited |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the graduate degree levels |
10/3/2003 - |
Accredited |
| Council on Education for Public
Health |
| Community Health Education (CHE) and
Community Health/Preventive Medicine (CHPM) -
Graduate programs offered outside schools of public
health |
10/3/2003 - |
Accredited |
| National Association of Schools of
Music, Commission on Accreditation, Commission on
Community/Junior College Accreditation |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units
within institutions offering degree-granting and/or
non-degree-granting programs |
9/1/1958 - |
Accredited |
| National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education |
| Teacher Education (TED) -
Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the
preparation of teachers and other professional
personnel for elementary and secondary schools |
1/1/1954 - |
Accredited |
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