Penn State World Campus vs Widener University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State World Campus 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 World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Widener University.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Widener University (1,170).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 students while Widener University has 5,416 students.
Widener University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Widener University.

Penn State World Campus	vs.	Widener University
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$6,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

80.27 %	Acceptance Rates	84.02 %
47.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.85 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,170
22	ACT Score	-
36 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
75 %	Retention Rate	75 %
13,979	Student Population	5,416
2	Number of Faculties	263
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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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