by our College Data Analytics Team
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,912 undergraduates at Widener with 2,633 being full-time and 279 being part-time.
| $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.
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.
Get more details about the location of Widener University.
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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