Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts · Also known as WNE · Website
$73,157
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$73,157
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Western New England University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Springfield, Massachusetts with 2,603 undergraduates and 1,058 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,290 a year (tuition and fees $47,820). It admits 83% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $73,157 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,290
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,820
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,500
About $270 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$73,157
Rank 304 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,290
- Tuition and fees
- $47,820
- Cost of attendance
- $60,262
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,726
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,471
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,205
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,660
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,794
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,030 in 2015-16 to $47,820 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1,192
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 604
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 2,603
- Graduate students
- 1,058
- Part-time students
- 2.3%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 107
- Endowment
- $60.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 304 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,290 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,820 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,500 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,771 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $73,157 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
107 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 105 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,000 | $33,825 | $57,681 | $50,706 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | $69,326 | $89,642 | $82,073 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $27,000 | $26,544 | $55,629 | $54,562 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,000 | $41,564 | $60,486 | $55,378 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | $90,273 | Withheld | $125,988 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $19,500 | Withheld | $129,138 | $116,539 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 32 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,250 | $54,474 | Withheld | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,949 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,319 | $79,990 | $100,055 | $107,009 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $58,437 | $87,838 | $93,451 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $67,726 | $86,375 | $86,517 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $21,500 | Withheld | $75,649 | $76,194 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $66,796 | $77,984 | $65,184 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | Withheld | $62,871 | $57,214 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,000 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,525 | $68,257 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Springfield and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Western New England University cost?
$27,290 a year is the average net price at Western New England University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,820, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,262. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,726 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Western New England University?
83% of applicants are admitted to Western New England University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,192 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Western New England University graduates earn?
$73,157 a year is the median pay of former Western New England University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,771 after 6 years). That ranks 304 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral) at $114,008.
How much student debt do Western New England University graduates have?
$25,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Western New England University graduates, about $270 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 78% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Western New England University?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Western New England University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Western New England University?
Law (105 professional graduates), Management Information Systems and Services (90 certificate graduates), Psychology, General (54 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 107 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.