West Chester University is...

• The fourth largest university in the Philadelphia region.
• One of the 14 universities that comprise Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
• Organized into five Colleges: Arts and Sciences; Business and Public Affairs; Education; Health Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts.

West Chester University is...

• The first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference university to win two NCAA championship, Baseball and women's Field Hockey, in the same academic year

West Chester University is...

• A public, regional, comprehensive institution, founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation. In addition to education, which is one of the most popular majors today, music instruction has been part of the school's curriculum since its founding.

West Chester University was...

• Recently named among the best regional universities in the north by U.S. News and World Report WCU, moving WCU up 14 places this year to number 70

West Chester University has

• Over 15,400 degree seeking students: 2,114 graduate and 13,297 undergraduate. (Fall 2012)

West Chester University

• Currently offers more than 80 undergraduate and 70 master’s degree programs.
• Students are drawn primarily from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. In total, students come from 26 different states and 64 different countries.

In West Chester University,

• The undergraduate student body is 60.6% female, 39% male and 17% students of color. (Fall 2011)
• The University supports 24 men's and women's athletic teams - the largest varsity program in NCAA Division II.

In West Chester University,

• The “golden ram” is the University’s official mascot. A bronze statue of the ram, inspired by the big-horned sheep that graze in Wyoming's snow-capped mountains, stands at the corner of West Rosedale Ave. and Church St. in front of the University's Old Library building.