Western New England University is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts. It began in 1919 as the Springfield Division of Northeastern College, offering evening classes in law, business and accounting, became Western New England College in 1951 and was renamed a university in 2011. The Wilbraham Road campus was purchased in 1956 and its first building opened in 1959. The suburban campus covers about 215 acres and the university is accredited by NECHE. It has Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, plus the School of Law; the College of Pharmacy, established in 2010, offers the Doctor of Pharmacy. Enrollment is about 3,674 students, including 2,616 undergraduates. Its motto is Scientia Integritas Servitium, and the Golden Bears compete in NCAA Division III. Alumni include former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray.
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WNE is test-optional for first-year applicants and accepts the Common App as well as its own online application.
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1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119, United States, Massachusetts
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