Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
617 students
Smaller than 75% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 74.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- West Chester3.9 mi
- Media5.9 mi
- Aston6.2 mi
- Immaculata7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the largest reported group is Black (87.8%), followed by Hispanic (5.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 15.2% |
| Black | 87.8% | 75.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.5% | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 0.7% | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% |
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Did you know? Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- $12,255average net price after grants for aided students, against $19,452 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $43,275median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20.2%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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