Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts
- Public
- Suburb
- 3,615 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 81%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,484per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 51%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,08210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Westfield State University was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational school for teacher education in the United States.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 81%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Westfield State University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,484full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,223sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,616Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,696Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,08210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,510federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,615Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Framingham State University Framingham, MA — admits 84%
- Worcester State University Worcester, MA — admits 88%
- Lander University Greenwood, SC — admits 81%
- Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC — admits 79%
- Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA — admits 87%
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Westfield State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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