+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose 12% between 2006 and 2009 ($13.9k → $15.5k).
Pennsylvania · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania. 14,067 undergraduate students. 142 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at West Chester University of Pennsylvania fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).
+14%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are 14% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($61.3k vs $53.8k).
+11%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at West Chester University of Pennsylvania rose 11% between 2006 and 2009 (10.4k → 11.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania
Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$61,258+20% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859$51,013
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry69.8%+26% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%$18,750+167% · '97→'20
At program completion14,067+33% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS84.4%-2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time79.2%+63% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,687+134% · '00→'24
out-of-state $22,511SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.1%Median federal debt $18,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $61,258 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+26%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · completion · 150% rose
51.5% → 65.1%
+128%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · completion · 100% rose
23.2% → 52.7%
+33%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · undergrad enrollment rose
8,707 → 11,561
+134%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · in-state tuition rose
$4,596 → $10,775
+51%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,318 → $15,543
+167%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · median debt rose
$8,799 → $23,500
-100%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · cohort default rate fell
4.2% → 0.0%
+42%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · pell share rose
17.9% → 25.4%
+30%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · earnings_median_10yr rose
$47,200 → $61,258
+31%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · earnings_median_8yr rose
$44,400 → $58,013
+27%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania · earnings_median_6yr rose
$40,200 → $51,013
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$123,053Computer and Information Sciences, General.$107,187Accounting and Related Services.$88,795Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$87,283Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$85,838Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$85,287Psychology, General.$82,251Finance and Financial Management Services.$81,203Business/Managerial Economics.$79,591Public Health.$73,053Public Health.$71,841Special Education and Teaching.$70,085General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$70,016Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,376Criminal Justice and Corrections.$68,730Mathematics.$68,522Biology, General.$67,434Systems Science and Theory.$67,304Music.$66,675Geography and Cartography.$66,381Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$64,770Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$63,938Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$63,667Political Science and Government.$63,380
Showing top 24 of 47 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
47 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,164Special Education and Teaching.$56,788Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$64,770Special Education and Teaching.$70,085Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$57,497Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$63,938
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$87,283Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.$57,798Public Health.$73,053Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$63,667Public Health.$71,841Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$85,287Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$51,235Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$85,838Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,359
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$70,016Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,376Finance and Financial Management Services.$81,203Business Administration, Management and Operations.$123,053Accounting and Related Services.$88,795Business/Managerial Economics.$79,591
HISTORY · CIP 54
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$556,155
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $20,275
- HS-only baseline · PA
- $38,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“West Chester University of Pennsylvania graduates earn $X” — not “West Chester University of Pennsylvania makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending West Chester University of Pennsylvania caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.