west chester university student population

Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Major annual events: Homecoming, Family Day, Alumni Weekend. Most popular organizations: Off Campus and Commuter Association, Residence Hall Association, Student Government Association, Sports Club Council. Social organizations: 205 open to all national fraternities, national sororities 8% of eligible men and 8% of eligible women are members. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Mandatory fees: $1196 full-time, $46 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,026 full-time, $501 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $4810 full-time, $200 per credit part-time. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Required: essay, high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Off campus study at members of the National Student Exchange. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education business/marketing English. Retention: 83% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Students come from 35 states and territories, 11% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 8% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 13% 25 or older, 30% live on campus, 9% transferred in. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 57% from top quarter, 82% from top half. Educational spending 2003-04: $4330 per student.

Setting: 547-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Part of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA M-22

West chester university student population