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

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

West Chester University has

• Approximately 14,201 degree seeking students: 2,289 graduate and 11,912 undergraduate. (Fall 2009)

West Chester University

• Currently offers more than 80 undergraduate and 70 master’s degree programs taught by 539 full-time and 272 part-time faculty. (Fall 2009)
• 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% female, 40% male and 15% students of color. (Fall 2009)
• 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.