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Widener University

Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792


Fax number: (610) 499-4676
Website: https://www.widener.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,555
Full-time undergraduates: 2,339
Part-time undergraduates: 216
Total graduate students: 2,861
Full-time graduate students: 1,742
Part-time graduate students: 1,119
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
3.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 110 acres
Nearest major city: Philadelphia

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • cooperative housing

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
radio station, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 69% within six months of graduation

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