- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Westfield State University
Westfield, MASuburb: largeZIP 01086Founded 1838
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1838
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.westfield.ma.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MassachusettsPublic
Westfield State University
Westfield State University is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, with 3,615 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $16,484 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention74%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans51%
$16,484net price / year
81%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$63,082median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,510median debt
#641 of 1,704 for earnings#597 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,099 of 1,738 for graduation rate#904 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
- $28,223tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,616
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,696
- Average net price
- $16,484national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,786
$30,001–48,000$12,339
$48,001–75,000$13,642
$75,001–110,000$15,625
$110,001+$23,555
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,677
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,082middle 50%: $45,363–$83,612
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,510
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,612
Median, Westfield State University$63,082
Lower quarter$45,363
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
- 3,615
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,555 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,928
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,899,710
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic16%
Black6.8%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting13%
Health professions12%
Psychology11%
Education7.3%
Liberal arts & humanities5.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.4%
Visual & performing arts4.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA | $13,866 | 57% | $65,784 |
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| Framingham State University Framingham, MA | $15,951 | 46% | $63,249 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN | $16,501 | 48% | $52,551 |
| North Carolina Central University Durham, NC | $16,708 | 47% | $46,956 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | $16,222 | 50% | $65,009 |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | $17,111 | 48% | $51,004 |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | $16,375 | 52% | $49,727 |
| Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK | $15,955 | 46% | $59,257 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 168263. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14438080.