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# Widener University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Widener University?

Widener University’s reported acceptance rate is 70.9%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
70.9%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2024-25

**Applicants**
9,349

**Admitted**
6,631

Source: Widener University Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Widener University admitted 70.9% of applicants, the same as the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The rate summarizes the share admitted from the reported applicant pool, rather than an admission threshold or an individual forecast.

In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 9,349 first-year applicants and 6,631 admitted applicants.

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Widener University students report?

In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported a 3.52 average high-school GPA among enrolled first-year students who reported one. The middle half of enrolled students who submitted SAT scores earned between 1060 and 1283, with a median of 1200.

Only 10% of the entering class submitted scores, so this range describes a small slice of the cohort. Applicants should view the 1060–1283 SAT range as context for recent score submitters, not as a minimum for admission. The reported GPA is an average, not a cutoff.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Widener University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

**10% of entering students submitted SAT scores**

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
1060

**Median**
1200

**75th percentile**
1283

CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: Widener University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at Widener University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
32.8%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
10.1%

**First-year retention**
78.4%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Widener University’s undergraduate body includes a substantial share receiving Pell Grants, alongside an estimated transfer route. 32.8% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a financial-access measure, and undergraduate enrollment is 2,951.

Estimated share of entrants outside the first-time, full-time group is 10.1%, so attendance includes people arriving after coursework elsewhere as well as those beginning at the university. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 835 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 265 admitted, and 81 enrolled.

At Widener University, staying enrolled through graduation runs a little behind the pattern at comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 68.3%, below the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of 68.8%.

The first-year retention rate is 78.4%, compared with a peer median of 83.4%, so both measures sit below their relevant benchmarks. Pell recipients in the first-time full-time cohort have a six-year completion rate of 57.8%, below the overall rate by 10.5 percentage points.

Enrolled students can expect completion and return figures below the comparable-institution medians, alongside a lower completion rate for Pell recipients.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).