$70,920
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Widener University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chester, Pennsylvania with 2,951 undergraduates and 2,738 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,759 a year (tuition and fees $55,730). It admits 71% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,920 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,759
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$55,730
US median $11,837
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,920
Rank 357 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,759
- Tuition and fees
- $55,730
- Cost of attendance
- $70,621
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,200
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,275
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,514
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,900
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,296
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $41,224 in 2015-16 to $55,730 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- SAT reading, middle
- 588
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- Undergraduates
- 2,951
- Graduate students
- 2,738
- Part-time students
- 5.9%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 147
- Endowment
- $117.5M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 357 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,759 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,730 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $63,375 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,920 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
147 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 263 | $131,126 | $55,829 | $83,799 | $107,773 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 236 | $82,000 | $55,609 | $67,786 | $65,123 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $27,000 | $83,528 | $98,272 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 72 | $61,500 | $90,309 | $103,770 | $103,485 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $37,224 | $61,205 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,434 | $68,257 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $65,515 | $88,358 | $92,135 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,000 | $35,142 | $73,535 | $57,214 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 29 | $99,000 | Withheld | $98,402 | $65,184 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 29 | $76,250 | $49,890 | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 29 | $46,967 | $108,805 | $124,483 | $120,193 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $100,397 | $101,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,980 | $62,672 | $78,817 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,998 | $69,289 | $80,117 | $86,517 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $31,663 | $60,555 | $55,378 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $65,071 | $77,426 | $76,194 |
| Public HealthDoctoral | Doctoral | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,962 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $68,762 | $89,794 | $93,451 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chester and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Widener University cost?
$25,759 a year is the average net price at Widener University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $55,730, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $70,621. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,200 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Widener University?
71% of applicants are admitted to Widener University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Widener University graduates earn?
$70,920 a year is the median pay of former Widener University students who work, 10 years after they started ($63,375 after 6 years). That ranks 357 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $108,805.
How much student debt do Widener University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Widener University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Widener University?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Widener University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Widener University?
Law (263 professional graduates), Social Work (236 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (201 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 147 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.