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Ranks 853rd overall and 45th in Massachusetts

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate comprehensive
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringPost-master's certificate
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Campus Crime Statistics

Ranks 255th on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index

  Incidents per 1000 Students
Aggravated assault 1 0.19
Forcible rape 2 0.37
Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter N/A N/A
Robbery N/A N/A
Violent crime 3 0.56
Arson N/A N/A
Burglary 3 0.56
Larceny-theft 61 11.31
Vehicle theft N/A N/A
Property crime 64 11.87

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Westfield State College?

Ranks 1462nd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $970 $970 $7,050
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $5,240 $5,240 $5,240
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $185 $185 $195
FT Graduate Tuition $1,710 $1,710 $1,890
FT Graduate Required Fees $2,090 $2,090 $2,090
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $195 $195 $205
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $15,447 $15,447 $21,527
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $15,447 $15,447 $21,527
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $9,759 $9,759 $15,839

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,657 trend  $6,209 $5,657 trend  $6,209 $12,707 trend  $12,289
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $800 trend  $950
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,470 trend  $6,538
On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,263 trend  $1,750
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,470 trend  $6,538
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,263 trend  $1,750
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,113 trend  $2,600

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$25
Graduate Application Fee$30
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 5,139 (2,313 male / 2,811 female)
Admitted 2,866 (1,147 male / 1,711 female)
Admission rate 56%
First-time Enrollment 952 (426 male / 526 female)
FT Enrollment 950 (425 male / 525 female)
PT Enrollment 2 (1 male / 1 female)
Total Enrollment5,426

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Westfield State College use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsRecommended
Formal competency demoRequired
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsRequired

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Westfield State College accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference New England Football Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Massachusetts State College Ath Assoc
NCAA Baseball Conference Massachusetts State College Ath Assoc
NCAA Track & Field Conference Massachusetts State College Ath Assoc

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 1072nd for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 7%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 22

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 845th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 90%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 550
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 560
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 920 / 1110

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,510
Meals per Week19
Room Fee$4,046
Board Fee$2,492

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Westfield State College Ranks 3474th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,848 215 pie   19%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,177 454 pie   39%
Institutional Grant Aid $1,548 326 pie   28%
Student Loan Aid $3,333 805 pie   70%
Any financial aid type   866 pie   75%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Westfield State College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
N/AN/AN/A
Black Non-Hispanic
6272134
Hispanic
6984153
Asian / Pacific Islander
253055
American Indian / Alaskan Native
178
White Non-Hispanic
1,9302,5844,514
Race Unknown
258304562
Total 2,345 3,081 5,426

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Westfield State College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
2N/A2
Black Non-Hispanic
141731
Hispanic
11920
Asian / Pacific Islander
246
American Indian / Alaskan Native
314
White Non-Hispanic
313393706
Race Unknown
4960109
Total 394 484 878

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Westfield State College.

  Men Women Total
146 64 210
66 73 139
7 129 136
12 91 103
32 47 79

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Administration of Special Education
Art Teacher Education 1 1
Art/Art Studies, General 1 2 1 1 21 1 27
Biology Teacher Education
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 12 5 18
Business Teacher Education 1 1
Business/Commerce, General 5 4 2 116 12 139
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 5 5
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 2 1 70 4 79
Computer Science 6 2 8
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 7 5 3 176 19 210
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 5 5
Economics, General 2 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 3 3
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1 2 1 4
Elementary Education and Teaching 1 2 125 8 136
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship 1 9 2 12
English Language and Literature, General 30 1 31
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Environmental Science 4 3 7
Health and Physical Education, General 1 35 2 38
History Teacher Education 2 2
History, General 1 1 37 6 45
Information Science/Studies 2 8 2 12
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 9 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 1 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 4 1 42 2 49
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 1
Mathematics, General 1 11 1 13
Music Teacher Education
Music, General 7 1 8
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 4 4
Physical Sciences 2 1 3
Political Science and Government, General 8 3 11
Psychology, General 3 3 1 90 6 103
Public Administration 8 8
Reading Teacher Education 8 1 9
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 1 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 1
Secondary School Administration/Principalship
Social Work 2 2 13 2 19
Sociology 1 16 1 18
Special Education and Teaching, General 37 4 41
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 6 6
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 3 3
Total 31 22 10 2 939 91 1,095

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Westfield State College Ranks 941st for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $61,689 ($64,388 male / $58,768 female)
Number of FT Faculty 177 (92 male / 85 female)
Number of PT Faculty 178
FT Faculty Ratio 1.0 : 1
Total Benefits $3,068,735
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Westfield State College Summary

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Westfield State College at 333 Western Avenue, in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA, is a small liberal arts college, located about 20 minutes from Springfield, Massachusetts and about 2 hours from Boston.

Westfield State College Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For instance, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Westfield State College is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Westfield State College.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology
Security and Protective Services:
Criminal Justice Studies
English Language and Literature:
English
History:
History – General
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Public Administration and Service:
Social Work
Education:
Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Special Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education
Computer Science:
Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
Social Sciences:
Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
Popular majors:
sixteen percent security and protective services, twelve percent business per marketing, twelve percent liberal arts, eleven percent education, eleven percent psychology, nine percent communications per journalism, five percent social sciences
Communications & Journalism:
Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
Physical Sciences:
Physical Sciences – General
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Jazz Studies, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music Theory/Composition

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of January. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 40.

Westfield State College Admissions

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This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 74% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 77%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were five hundred and seventy-four total number of transfer students who applied and five hundred and three total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of January. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. The regular application is due the 1st of March.

Westfield State College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-seven percent scholarships per grants and sixty-three percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics.

Westfield State College Students

The school’s size is approximately four thousand, four hundred and eighty-eight degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, one hundred and eighty-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and six hundred and seventy-eight graduate enrollment. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the student body consists of ninety-three percent in-state students, seven percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, eighty-four percent white per non-hispanic, eight percent race per ethnicity unreported, six percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, forty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Westfield State College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, Four-year, Coed, where 74 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as electron microscope, museum of rocks and minerals. Anyway, the school is located 10 miles from Springfield, 100 miles from Boston.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-JUN deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit and point zero .

Westfield State College Athletics

The Owls are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Football
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball

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