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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Western New England is ranked #1,177 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Western New England also holds the #54 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 88%, Western New England University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 22% of students accepted to Western New England submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 640.
At Western New England, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western New England University is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Western New England University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Western New England the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Western New England University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,552 undergraduates at Western New England with 2,486 being full-time and 66 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,284 | $25,410 | $28,093 | $30,758 | $32,256 |
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 Western New England, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Western New England, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $9,819 a year. That adds up to $39,276 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Western New England University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Western New England University.
Contact details for Western New England are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119-2684 |
| Phone: | 413-782-3111 |
| Website: | wne.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | 158 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 142 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 80 | NA |
| Law | 78 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 77 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 58 | $26,544 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 46 | NA |
| General Psychology | 43 | $33,825 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 42 | $41,564 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,780 students took at least one online class at Western New England University. This is an increase from the 1,503 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,780 | 249 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,503 | 231 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,107 | 71 |
| 2018-2019 | 733 | 43 |
Learn more about online learning at Western New England University.
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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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