Westfield State University
Public College in Westfield, MA. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $57,346.
Ten years after entry, the median Westfield State University student earns $57,346 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $22,457 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Westfield State University accepts 81% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 6,816 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 15% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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54% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 29% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,481 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $17,406 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $10,751 while those at $110k+ pay $23,286. 68% of students receive grant aid, averaging $9,220 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 55% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 705 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,751 |
| $30–48k | $11,517 |
| $48–75k | $14,199 |
| $75–110k | $18,201 |
| $110k+ | $23,286 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,915 of these 3,481 students, totalling $11,938,236 — an average of $6,234 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hampden County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)