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Foundation: 1871
Mission: West Chester University is a community of educators that develops graduates to succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good. WCU GRADUATES WILL: Apply scientific reasoning and demonstrate quantitative and qualitative literacy Collaborate with others to solve problems and address societal needs Communicate effectively and participate in civic discourse Engage inclusively in a diverse society Understand the ethical implications of decisions and the world in which they live
Vision: West Chester University will be a national model for excellence for public regional comprehensive universities and especially noted for: Undergraduate programs that actively engage students in connecting the life of the mind to the world in which they live and work. The responsiveness of its graduate and post-baccalaureate programs to regional needs. Its focus on providing lifelong-learning, technical, and applied skills essential to graduates' success now and in the future. A commitment by faculty, staff, and administrators to provide access and to serve effectively the educational needs of a diverse student body. Its role as a leading educational and cultural resource and partner in fostering the economic, social, and cultural vitality of southeastern Pennsylvania.
The following data gives a quick reading on the scientific performance in the last years. The research ranking refers to the volume, impact and quality of the institution's research output. The innovation ranking is calculated on the number of patent applications of the institution and the citations that its research output receives from patents. Finally, the societal ranking is based on the number of pages of the institution's website and the number of backlinks and mentions from social networks.
The result of the evaluation of the institution can be compared to obtain a view of the country, the region to which it belongs and the institutions of the world, placing it in their respective positions.
We have divided the scientific output of the institution into 19 large areas of knowledge and the following table shows only the ranks in different territorial domains achieved by the institution in each of the areas. For an institution to have a presence in an area, it is necessary that it exceed in the last year a minimum output threshold equivalent to twice the percentage that this area represents in the world. If you need scientific indicators on these areas visit Scopus and/or SciVal.
| Area | World | Northern America | OECD | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences + | 3287th | 502nd | 1983rd | 439th |
| Arts and Humanities | 2227th | 514th | 1554th | 462nd |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2299th | 384th | 1323rd | 341st |
| Medicine + | 5106th | 877th | 3166th | 754th |
| Psychology | 2035th | 563rd | 1594th | 493rd |
| Social Sciences + | 3233rd | 637th | 1985th | 558th |
These are the journals used by the institution's researchers to publish their work in the last year. The size of each circle represents the value of the SJR of the publication, and its spatial position represents its subject matter.
This visualizatión allows you to identify the knowledge areas where the institution has published, recognize the prestige of the scientific journals in which the institution knowledge has been published, and identify predominant scientific communities.
