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Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

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Waynesburg offers more than 70 major concentrations and five integrated bachelors-to-masters programs in athletic training, business, counseling, criminal investigation, and education. The University also offers graduate programs, with some available 100 percent online. The University’s top academic programs include business, communication, criminal justice, education, forensic science, and nursing.

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What makes Waynesburg truly special, though, is that its academics are not just about class. They’re the foundation for a culture of growth, championed through academic excellence and personalized guidance that nurtures mind, spirit, and future. Waynesburg programs accelerate student growth through hands-on learning, research, internships, leadership work, service trips, and career planning.

  • Waynesburg is one of only 22 Bonner Scholar schools in the country, offering local, regional, and international opportunities to touch the lives of others through service. This scholarship program offers financial assistance to selected students with a high level of demonstrated financial need in return for a commitment to service while enrolled at Waynesburg.
  • 2015 Best Places to Work – Pittsburgh Business Times
  • President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (8 straight years) – Corporation for National and Community Service
  • Waynesburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
  • Waynesburg University is also accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 (717.783.6788). The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to assist the General Assembly, the Governor, the Secretary of Education, and Pennsylvania educators in providing for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system in education.
  • The Education Department is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  • The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program has full approval status through the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. The baccalaureate degree in nursing, the master’s degree in nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice at Waynesburg University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
  • The Graduate and Professional Studies programs of Addiction Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). This specialized accrediting agency, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, grants accredited status to graduate-level programs in the professional counseling field. This recognition provides assurance to the public and higher education institutions that CACREP is a legitimate accreditor with authority granted by a regulating body who has reviewed the standards, processes, and policies of CACREP. In addition, the Addictions Counseling specialization is approved by the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB).
  • Waynesburg University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Get to know Waynesburg University

1,257
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
58%
 
Enrolled male students
42%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
96%
 
Part-time students
4%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
38%
 
Adjuncts
62%
 
Faculty Ratio
11:1
Student/teacher ratio
$25,430
Full-time tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

What Others are Saying

"My time at Waynesburg University taught me a lot about myself. It taught me to believe in myself, and it showed me the strength I didn’t know I had.”
— Amanda Lucas, 2019 valedictorian and education graduate

Contact Waynesburg University

Contact Admissions

www.waynesburg.edu/admissions/undergraduate

admissions@waynesburg.edu

Campus Location

51 W College Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370

(800) 225-7393

Visit Waynesburg Online

www.waynesburg.edu