Chester, PA
Widener University
https://www.widener.eduRepayment outcome
85.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$34,000–$70,700
middle 50% · median $51,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$27,387
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$20,850
Sticker price
before any aid
$50,294
Default rate
5.8%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$88,400
- Business$71,854
- Health Professions$69,751
- Legal Studies$55,632
- Computer Science$52,107
- Engineering$52,107
- Visual & Performing Arts$47,331
- Criminal Justice$46,087
- Biology$38,829
- Social Sciences$37,208
- Psychology$34,704
- Public Admin$34,348
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$33,317
Academics
Acceptance
67.3%
Avg SAT
1,025
Enrollment
3,188
What students study
15 fields offered
Business
23% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions23.0%
- 03Engineering11.5%
- 04Psychology9.7%
- 05Education6.1%
- 06Social Sciences4.9%
- 07Biology3.9%
- 08Communications3.7%
- 09Criminal Justice2.8%
- 10Liberal Arts1.9%
- 11Public Admin1.9%
- 12Computer Science1.8%
- 13Physical Sciences1.6%
- 14English & Literature1.3%
- 15History1.2%