Colleges in West Chester Pennsylvania

County: Chester

Elevation: 459 feet

Land Area: 1.84 square miles

Population Density: 9950 people per square mile

Population: 18,315

Population change since 2000: 2.50%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (71.6%), Black (17.1%), Hispanic (8.9%), Other race (3.6%), Two or more races (2.0%), American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (20.7%), German (18.0%), Italian (14.2%), English (9.3%), Polish (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (12.6 miles , pop. 78,620)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (24.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: West Goshen, PA (1.3 miles ), Exton, PA (2.3 miles ), Downingtown borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Lionville-Marchwood, PA (2.6 miles ), Malvern borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Thorndale, PA (2.9 miles ), Paoli, PA (2.9 miles ), Chester Heights borough, PA (2.9 miles )

West Chester Compared to State Average:

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

High school or higher: 84.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.10%

Colleges/Universities in West Chester:

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Full-time enrollment: 10,419, Location: UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND HIGH STREET, Public, Website: www.wcupa.edu, Offers Master's degree

GORDON PHILLIPS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE

FT enrollment: 52, Location: 313 W MARKET ST, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.EMPIREBEAUTY.COM)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to West Chester:

IMMACULATA COLLEGE

about 6 miles, IMMACULATA, PA, Full-time enrollment: 2,042

DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 12 miles, MEDIA, PA, FT enrollment: 5,248

EASTERN COLLEGE

about 13 miles, ST DAVIDS, PA, FT enrollment: 2,456

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

about 14 miles, VILLANOVA, PA, FT enrollment: 8,547

WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 15 miles, CHESTER, PA, FT enrollment: 3,646

SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY

about 21 miles, PHILADELPHIA, PA, FT enrollment: 5,115

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

about 22 miles, PHILADELPHIA, PA, FT enrollment: 19,324