Located 90 miles west of Boston in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, Westfield State is a mid-sized, public liberal arts 4-year college with 5500 students, 4500 of whom are undergraduates.The attractive campus, distinguished by tall pines, is in a residential neighborhood, with 300-acre Stanley Park just across the street.

Westfield State was founded in 1838 by Horace Mann and is an education leader committed to providing every generation of students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the first co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, creed or economic status. This spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum of liberal arts and professional studies that creates a vital community of engaged learners who become confident, capable individuals prepared for leadership and service to society.