Student Population at Widener

The following chart compares Widener's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.

Widener has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,389 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Widener University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 1,984 male and 3,729 female students attending Widener. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Widener.

At Widener University, 1,636 students (28.64% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,022 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 641 students live in Pennsylvania where Widener University is located in and 372 students have enrolled from other states.