2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at WCU is $10,686 for Pennsylvania residents and $22,511 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.72% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at WCU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Cost of Attendance page.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-StatePennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$10,421$22,245$12,340$17,200
2021$10,423$22,247$11,898$16,758
2022$10,423$22,247$11,898$16,758
2023$10,527$22,351$12,451$17,312
2024$10,686$22,511$12,564$17,424

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $322 for Pennsylvania residents and $805 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-StatePennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$322$805$516$774
2021$322$805$516$774
2022$322$805$516$774
2023$322$805$516$774
2024$322$805$516$774

Offered Online Programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 157 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 20 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's056
Master's643
Doctorate (Research)12
Doctorate (Professional)12
1 Year Certificate12
Post-BS Certificate1046
Post-MS Certificate16
Total20157

Online Student Population

There are 17,275 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at WCU. Of that, 1,770 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 5,212 students have joined to some online courses and 10,293 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total17,27514,3922,883
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,7705311,239
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,2124,828384
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,2939,0331,260
Online Student Population by Student Location at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,7705311,239
Pennsylvania Residents1,508510998
Other State in U.S.21311202
Outside of U.S.481038
Unknown101

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