by our College Data Analytics TeamWidener earned 16 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 10 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #19 of 1,335 in Top Ranked for Allied Health Professions, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Widener University holds 16 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 10 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Widener University is best known for Health Professions: 5 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Allied Health Professions, Rehabilitation Professions and Social Work.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Pennsylvania) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Pennsylvania) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Allied Health Professions | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Allied Health Services | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Rehabilitation Professions | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Law | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| General Psychology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Widener University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #26 of 92 in Volleyball (D3) (top 29%).
Widener University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #30 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 19%).
Widener University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,946 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 40%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Widener University appears in 181 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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