Widener University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Widener University is a private doctoral/professional university in Chester, PA (suburb setting), with 2,811 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 84% of 7,167 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1260 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $72,466 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $30,720 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, engineering. The campus reported 1.87 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Widener University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,638
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Widener University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Widener University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 27 | — | 4 | $116k | $4,285 | — | |
| Baseball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 37 | — | 1 | $182k | $4,913 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 19 | — | 1 | $194k | $10,195 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 15 | — | 1 | $184k | $12,262 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 17 | — | 1 | $51k | $3,028 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | 1 | $32k | $4,058 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 28 | — | 1 | $120k | $4,299 | — | |
| Football | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | — | 1 | $527k | $4,925 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 42 | — | 1 | $125k | $2,964 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 29 | — | 1 | $160k | $5,523 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 40 | — | 1 | $172k | $4,288 | — | |
| Softball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 17 | — | 1 | $139k | $8,159 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 19 | — | 1 | $96k | $5,046 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | — | 1 | $106k | $4,410 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 50 | — | 1 | $108k | $2,161 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 35 | — | 1 | $80k | $2,276 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 16 | — | 7 | $93k | $5,799 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 18 | — | 1 | $157k | $8,730 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.