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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 14,164 undergrads, where 25% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+4% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.44

Diversity index vs. every college0.44
0.44
← 0.00higher than 27% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients25%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students28%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college25%
25%
← 0%higher than 29% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

14,164undergrads
Compared to every college14.2K
14.2K
← 19larger than 92% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

3,022 first-time students

13% came from other states and 0.1% from abroad; 86% are from Pennsylvania. Fewer from other states than at 66% of colleges.

  • In-state (Pennsylvania)86%
  • Other states13%
  • Abroad0.1%

Top home states

  1. Pennsylvania(home state)86% 2,613
  2. New Jersey9.1% 276
  3. Delaware1.5% 45
  4. Maryland1.0% 30
  5. New York0.8% 25

From 19 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,047

new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 50% of colleges.

840 full-time, 207 part-time.

Going on to another college

17%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 737 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

8.2% of undergrads study part-time.

Men42%
National median: 44%About typical

58% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students8.2%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older7.0%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 5,383 students.

Housing

Beds

5,383

About 38 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

4chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Undergrad men in a fraternity16%
National median: 7.0%Above typical
Undergrad women in a sorority8.0%
National median: 8.0%About typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)