Penn State Abington vs Widener University

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Penn State Abington is a public and Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Abington.
Penn State Abington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Widener University (1,170).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Abington has 3,090 students.
Widener University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State Abington has 151 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington and Widener University.

Penn State Abington	vs.	Widener University
Abington, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

92.03 %	Acceptance Rates	84.02 %
15.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.85 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,170
23	ACT Score	-
28 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	75 %
3,090	Student Population	5,416
151	Number of Faculties	263
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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