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West Chester University is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". With 17,719 undergraduate and graduate students as of 2019, WCU is the largest of the 10 state-own…
West Chester University is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". With 17,719 undergraduate and graduate students as of 2019, WCU is the largest of the 10 state-owned universities belonging to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the sixth largest university in Pennsylvania. It also maintains a Center City Philadelphia satellite campus on Market Street.
  • Former names: West Chester Normal School (1871–1927) · West Chester State Teachers College (1927–1960) · West Chester State College (1960–1983)
  • Type: Public research university
  • Established: September 25, 1871
  • Parent institution: PASSHE
  • Academic affiliation: Space-grant · Keystone Library Network
  • Endowment: $47.2 million (2019)
  • Budget: $266.2 million (2019)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org