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Westfield State University was awarded 397 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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College Factual ranked Westfield as #714 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Westfield held the #1,102 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Westfield also holds the #33 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 94%, some consider Westfield to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 22% of students accepted to Westfield submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
At Westfield State University, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Westfield State University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Westfield State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Westfield for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,633 undergraduates at Westfield with 3,812 being full-time and 821 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,742 | $14,163 | $18,291 | $22,217 | $23,687 |
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 Westfield, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Westfield, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,334 a year. That adds up to $29,336 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Westfield are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 577 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01086-1630 |
| Phone: | 413-572-5300 |
| Website: | www.westfield.ma.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 150 | $36,915 |
| General Business/Commerce | 150 | $40,669 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 135 | $34,152 |
| General Psychology | 94 | $30,569 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 93 | $31,270 |
| Nursing | 76 | $71,590 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 76 | $33,563 |
| Health & Physical Education | 56 | $31,057 |
| General Biology | 46 | $30,352 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 38 | $31,555 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,620 students took at least one online class at Westfield State University. This is a decrease from the 5,251 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,620 | 568 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,251 | 2,775 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,396 | 434 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,407 | 484 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,275 | 449 |
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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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