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Widener University Data & Information Overview

258 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
85% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Widener University Ranked?

#275 Best Colleges in Nation
#17 Best Colleges in PA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Widener University was awarded 258 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Widener as #275 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Widener held the #413 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Widener is also ranked #17 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Widener?

85% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Widener University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Widener submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 635. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Widener University  ( 540 to 635 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Widener University  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800
Widener received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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Widener University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Widener, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Widener University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Widener University

85% Freshmen Retention
55% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Widener University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Widener the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 55%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  55 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Widener University.

Widener University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,633 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,912 undergraduates at Widener with 2,633 being full-time and 279 being part-time.

How Much Does Widener University Cost?

$31,792 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
$36,764 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Widener is $31,792. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Widener

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$29,378 $31,220 $31,002 $30,148 $33,305

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Widener, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Widener, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $9,191 a year. That adds up to $36,764 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Widener is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Widener Graduates Make?

$62,030 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Widener make around $62,030 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Widener students since it is 46% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Widener University make the most money.

Location of Widener University

Pennsylvania State
2,633 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Widener University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Chester makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Widener are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Place, Chester, PA 19013-5792
Phone: 610-499-4000
Website: https://www.widener.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wideneruniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wideneruniv

Widener University Majors

70 Majors With Completions
684 Undergraduate Degrees
1,021 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 70 majors graduated from Widener University. Of these students, 684 received undergraduate degrees and 1,021 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 214 $68,072
General Psychology 37 $32,142
Mechanical Engineering 35 $64,959
Accounting 32 $52,378
Other Business, Management & Marketing 26 $45,993
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 25 $64,740
General Biology 24 $34,724
Finance & Financial Management 24 $51,427
Civil Engineering 22 $60,130
Other Psychology 19 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Widener University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Widener

41% Take At Least One Class Online
22% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 2,433 students took at least one online class at Widener University. This is a decrease from the 6,109 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,433 1,310
2019-2020 6,109 5,062
2018-2019 2,389 1,080
2017-2018 2,402 1,148
2016-2017 2,913 1,012

Learn more about online learning at Widener University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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