Widener University vs Central Penn

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

Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) and Central Penn is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than Widener University.
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Central Penn has 943 students.
Central Penn has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Widener University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Widener University and Central Penn College.

Widener University	vs.	Central Penn
Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Summerdale, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$53,638	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,404
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$27,379	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,378

84.00 %	Acceptance Rates	25.93 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.04 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	35 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
75 %	Retention Rate	75 %
5,416	Student Population	943
263	Number of Faculties	33
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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