Baruch College vs West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUPA)

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	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Overview
Location	New York, New York	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	87.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	50.6%	89.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	1070 - 1250
ACT range	N/A	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score		27.0%
Students submitting ACT score		1.0%
Total number of applicants	23,434	14,020
Total number of admissions given out	11,849	12,528
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,532	2,628
Yield rate	21.4%	21.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $31,779 Out of state: $39,729	In state: $28,419 Out of state: $40,243
Average net price	$3,793	$14,133
Tuition	In state: $6,930 Out of state: $14,880	In state: $7,716 Out of state: $19,290
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $5,794 Meal plan: $3,700
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	91.0% Average amount $8,717	100.0% Average amount $4,607
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $5,166	51.0% Average amount $5,238
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $10,922	11.0% Average amount $11,835

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	15,859 Men 50.5% Women 49.5%	14,471 Men 40.0% Women 60.0%
Graduate students	4,110 Men 44.1% Women 55.9%	3,143 Men 31.7% Women 68.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	11.4%
International students	9.6%	0.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	465	5,128
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland New York

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Computer and Information Science Psychology Public Administration and Social Service Social Sciences	Health Professions Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	20:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	73.9%	72.8%
Dropout rate	9.9%	7.6%
Transferred out	13.4%	18.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Real Estate (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $105,245 Year 3: $130,530 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,286 Year 2: $104,192 Year 3: $122,787 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,496 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $121,131 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,976 Year 2: $95,828 Year 3: $110,596 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,481 Year 2: $101,518 Year 3: $110,473 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,064 Year 2: $79,389 Year 3: $102,175 International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $97,070 General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,657 Year 2: $82,756 Year 3: $92,673 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,190 Year 2: $69,817 Year 3: $82,568 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,665 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $79,532	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,514 Year 2: $91,211 Year 3: $102,513 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,034 Year 2: $70,863 Year 3: $83,078 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,346 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $74,076 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,184 Year 2: $59,253 Year 3: $67,374 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,978 Year 2: $57,589 Year 3: $65,537 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,367 Year 2: $53,508 Year 3: $61,456 Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,396 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $58,904 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,608 Year 3: $57,532 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,096 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $56,740 Music (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $56,355

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