Western New England University
Quick Facts
Faculty
- Nearly 90% of full-time professors have doctorate or terminal degrees
- 14:1 student/faculty ratio
- No graduate teaching assistants
- 220 full-time faculty
- 130 adjunct faculty
Students
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About 2,520 full-time undergraduate students
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3,800 full- and part-time students (undergraduate, graduate and law)
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61% of full-time undergraduates are male/39% are female
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71% of full-time undergraduates live on-campus (86% of freshmen)
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Undergraduates come from 27 states (plus Puerto Rico)
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57% of full-time students come from out-of-state
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Approximately 14% of the full-time undergraduate students are diversity students
General
- More than 60 undergraduate and graduate programs plus a School of Law and a College of Pharmacy
- Average class size: 20 students
- Typical freshman class: 22 students
- Average freshman Critical Reading and Math SAT score is 1067 (Significantly higher for Engineering and Pre-pharmacy)
- Average G.P.A. is 3.32 (Significantly higher for Engineering and Pre-pharmacy)
- About 90% of the undergraduates receive financial aid through the University, including merit scholarships
- Over 60 student clubs and organizations
- 19 men's and women's varsity sports, NCAA Division III
- More than 41,000 alumni around the world
- About 19% of the undergraduates participate in varsity athletics and about 58% in intramurals
Undergraduate Class Sizes (Fall 2010)
|
Students |
Less than 10 |
10-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50 + |
|
Courses |
89 |
206 |
303 |
51 |
1 |
1 |
Campus
- Attractive, well-maintained campus. All buildings are less than 55 years old
- 215 acres in a suburban, residential section of Springfield
2012-13 Costs
Arts and Sciences
and BusinessEngineering
Tuition:
$29,738
$31,078
Room & Board:*
12,144
12,144
Fees:
__2,174
__2,174
Total:
$44,056
$45,396
*Cost for double occupancy in traditional freshman halls. The charges are higher for suites and Commonwealth, the new residence hall.
Location
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150 miles from New York City, 90 miles from Boston, 30 miles from Hartford
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Springfield is located in Western Massachusetts. It has a population of 152,000.
Western New England University
Admissions Office
1215 Wilbraham Rd
Springfield, MA 01119-2684
800-325-1122 ext. 1321 or 413-782-1321
Fax 413-782-1777
learn@wne.edu
