W&J vs Widener University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than W&J ($28,185).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Widener University.
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while W&J has 1,151 students.
W&J has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Widener University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while W&J has 112 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington & Jefferson College and Widener University.

W&J	vs.	Widener University
Washington, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$28,185	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$36,450	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

82.01 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
12.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
83 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,151	Student Population	5,416
112	Number of Faculties	263
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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