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Widener University
Chester, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,951 students · mostly bachelor degrees
199th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$25,759
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$70,621
Graduation rate
68%
Admission rate
71%
Median graduate earnings
$70,920
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1180
Pell grant recipients
33%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
150 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$124,483Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree72 grads/yr$103,770Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$100,397Radiologist Assistant · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$98,777Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$98,402Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree201 grads/yr$98,272Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$98,251Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree$96,854Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$96,427Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$95,901Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree11 grads/yr$95,230Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$91,145Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$89,794Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$88,358Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$87,889Law · First Professional Degree263 grads/yr$83,799Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$80,117Psychology, Other · Bachelor's Degree$79,923Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$78,817Accounting · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$77,426Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree$76,784Deaf Studies · Doctoral Degree$74,436Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$73,790Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$73,535Social Work · Master's Degree236 grads/yr$67,786
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.