- The Inkwell
- New York
- The College of Westchester
White Plains, NYCity: smallZIP 10606Founded 1915
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1915
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.cw.edu
New YorkPrivate for-profit
The College of Westchester
The College of Westchester is a private for-profit college in White Plains, New York, with 759 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $17,774 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention79%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share77%
Federal loans73%
$17,774net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$46,746median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,066median debt
#1,404 of 1,704 for earnings#696 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,219 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,341 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,455tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,191
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,191
- Average net price
- $17,774national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,743
$30,001–48,000$20,247
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college77%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,556
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,746middle 50%: $28,135–$65,155
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,066
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,155
Median, The College of Westchester$46,746
Lower quarter$28,135
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 759
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 24.9
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 77%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 20%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,287 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,505
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White5.8%
Hispanic50%
Black33%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.2%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions41%
Business & management38%
Computer & information sciences14%
Public administration & social service4.9%
Visual & performing arts2.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197285. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7726779.