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West Chester University
Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is a comprehensive public institution, offering 118 undergraduate programs, 103 master’s degree and 4 doctoral programs in more than 50 fields of study. Founded in 1871, it is the largest member of the 14-institution Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the fourth-largest university in the Philadelphia region. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. West Chester University has been recognized as both a top regional university and a top public school in the north, a top school for veterans, and consistently earns Kiplinger’s best buy in public higher education designation based on its outstanding education and economic value.