by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The College of Westchester was awarded 5 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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CW is ranked #1,924 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
CW is also ranked #121 out of 142 schools in New York.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, CW has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, The College of Westchester is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The College of Westchester is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At The College of Westchester this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At CW the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at The College of Westchester.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 934 undergraduates at CW with 687 being full-time and 247 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,988 | $15,081 | $16,463 | $22,299 | $22,481 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CW, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CW, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,007 a year. That adds up to $20,028 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CW is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at The College of Westchester make the most money.
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Contact details for CW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 325 Central Ave, White Plains, NY 10606-1200 |
| Phone: | 914-948-4442 |
| Website: | www.cw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 42 | $37,693 |
| Business Administration & Management | 41 | $32,792 |
| Accounting | 17 | $38,045 |
| Computer Information Systems | 16 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6 | NA |
| Information Technology | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 248 students took at least one online class at The College of Westchester. This is an increase from the 170 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 248 | 172 |
| 2019-2020 | 170 | 108 |
| 2018-2019 | 149 | 92 |
| 2017-2018 | 65 | 45 |
| 2016-2017 | 58 | 34 |
Learn more about online learning at The College of Westchester.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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