Is West Chester University of Pennsylvania test optional?

We haven't confirmed West Chester University of Pennsylvania's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is West Chester University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate?

78% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 13,479 of 17,193 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 36%, from 12,624 in 2015 to 17,193 in 2024, and West Chester University of Pennsylvania's admit rate went from 59% to 78%.

How many students get off the waitlist at West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

1,036 of the 2,405 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 43%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for West Chester University of Pennsylvania? (Middle 50%: 1110–1260)

Q: What ACT score do you need for West Chester University of Pennsylvania?

23% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 20–28, with a median of 25. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1110–1260 works out to about 22–26.

First-year students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania who sent an SAT scored 1110–1260, with a median of 1170 (Common Data Set 2025–26). West Chester University of Pennsylvania admits 78% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1110–1260, median 1170

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania by the numbers

Admit rate: 78%
Middle 50% SAT: 1110–1260
Median SAT: 1170
About on the ACT: 22–26
Sent an SAT: 12%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

West Chester University of Pennsylvania admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 36%, from 12,624 in 2015 to 17,193 in 2024, and West Chester University of Pennsylvania's admit rate went from 59% to 78%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	17,193	13,479	78%
2023	16,467	13,042	79%
2022	14,778	12,982	88%
2021	14,020	12,528	89%
2020	14,234	12,277	86%
2019	15,077	11,356	75%
2018	12,002	8,934	74%
2017	12,667	8,677	69%
2016	12,604	8,127	64%
2015	12,624	7,408	59%

In fall 2024, 3,022 of the 13,479 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1060Far reachHold
1060–1100ReachHold
1110–1160TargetHold
1170–1250TargetSend
1260 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	530	570	620
SAT Reading and Writing	570	600	660
SAT total	1110	1170	1260
ACT composite	20	25	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 12% sent an SAT and 23% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Top 10% of their class: 14%; of new students who reported a rank

West Chester University of Pennsylvania waitlist

Waitlist

4,571 applicants were offered a spot, 2,405 took it, and 1,036 were admitted from it.

43%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $23,331; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 71%
Median earnings: $61,258; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 15,682

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1110–1260, and the median was 1170. At 1170 or higher you're above half of them. West Chester University of Pennsylvania admits 78% of applicants.

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