Widener University Campus Life
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Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
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2,951 students
Larger than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44.5%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Swarthmore3 mi
- Media3.7 mi
- Aston4.6 mi
- Philadelphia10.2 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Widener University, the largest reported group is White (51.3%), followed by Black (28.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 14.3% |
| Black | 28.6% | 7% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| White | 51.3% | 74.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.6% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.1% | 0.7% |
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Did you know? Widener University
- 70.9%Widener University admitted 4,834 of 5,719 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 12.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 591 of 4,834.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $26,151average net price after grants for aided students, against $58,280 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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