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Former names | West Chester Normal School (1871–1927) West Chester State Teachers College (1927–1960) West Chester State College (1960–1983) |
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| Type | Public research university |
| Established | September 25, 1871 |
Parent institution | PASSHE |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | $47.2 million (2019)[1] |
| Budget | $266.2 million (2019) |
| President | R. Lorraine Bernotsky |
| Provost | Jeffery L. Osgood, Jr. |
Academic staff | 695 full-time; 298 part-time |
| Undergraduates | 14,392 (Fall 2022)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 2,883[2] |
| Location | , , 19383 , United States 39°57′08″N 75°36′00″W / 39.9522°N 75.6001°W |
| Campus | College town, 388 acres (1.57 km2) |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Nickname | Golden Rams |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – PSAC ECAC |
| Mascot | Rammy |
| Website | www |
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| Official name | West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District |
| Type | NRHP Historic district |
| Criteria | Architecture |
| Designated | October 8, 1981[3] |
| Reference no. | 81000539 |
| Official name | Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) |
| Type | Roadside |
| Criteria | Location of Frederick Douglass' final public lecture |
| Designated | February 1, 2006[4] |
West Chester University (also known as West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA, and officially as West Chester University of Pennsylvania) is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania.[5] The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[6] With 17,275 undergraduate and graduate students as of 2022[update], WCU is the largest of the 10 state-owned universities belonging to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the sixth largest university in Pennsylvania.[7][8] It also maintains a Center City Philadelphia satellite campus on Market Street.
- ^ West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Report). U.S. News & World Report. 2019.
- ^ a b "FACT BOOK 2022" (PDF). West Chester University. West Chester University. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Asset Detail". focus.nps.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Mail service", West Chester University official website, retrieved October 12, 2022
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications | Standard Listings". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Our Universities". PA State System of Higher Education. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Biggest Colleges in Pennsylvania". collegestats.org. Retrieved September 23, 2021.