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Widener University

Women's D3 Coach: Sophie Bass
Profile
Size
6 / 10
3,367 Undergrads / 6,621 Students
Cost
9 / 10
$31,666 Net Price
Selectivity
3 / 10
72% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Middle Atlantic (MAC)

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    Suburb: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
13 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
78%
Overall Graduation Rate
65%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
55% / 65%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
None
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Most games are scheduled in schools around Pennsylvania. The team also travels to Maryland and Virginia. The team typically plays in neutral sites during preseason in areas of Pennsylvania. Other trips taken in the past include Towson, Maryland and Claremont, California.

Recruit Commits
2023
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Alyssa Ruggiero Shore Regional Oceanport, NJ Att
Gianna Scaliti Perkiomen Valley High School Schwenksville, PA Att, Mid
Maya Zullo Holy Cross Preparatory Academy Delran , NJ Def
Maya Zullo Holy Cross Preparatory Academy Delran , NJ Def
Rachel Rothstein Leonardtown High School Leonardtown , MD Def, Mid
 
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Alex Krohn Glenelg High School Glenelg, MD Att
Ava Leporati Cherry Hill West Cherry Hill, NJ Att
 
2021
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Chloe Mingioni Garnet Valley High School Garnet Valley, PA Att
Sarah Davidson Shawnee High School Medford, NJ Def
Clark Trowbridge Souderton Area High School Philadelphia, PA Mid
Meghan Michalowski Shawnee High School Medford , NJ Def, Mid
 
2020
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Rachel Swaback Wyoming Seminary Kingston, PA Def
Amanda Dill Dover High School Dover, DE Def
 
2019
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Victoria Steinmetz Merion Mercy Academy Havertown, PA Att, Mid
Lucy Breithaupt Council Rock North HS Newtown, PA Att
Katie Ann Ward Springfield High School Springfield, PA Att
Vienna Iacona Cape Henlopen Lewes, DE Goal
 
2018
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Madeline Medve Villa Maria Academy Downingtown, PA Goal
Allison Kovacs Manalapan Manalapan, NJ Goal
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Emma DiGilio Cumberland Valley PA Att
Libby O'Brien New Oxford PA Att
Ashley Mastronardo Kennett PA Att
 
2016
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Celeste Rice Sacred Heart North Branford, CT Mid
Elena Votta Division Avenue Levittown, NY Att
Melanie Bert Oceanside Oceanside, NY Att
Alexis Sutley Oakcrest Mays Landing, NJ Mid
Megan Steffney West Deptford West Deptford, NJ Mid
Erika Peters Liberty Bethlehem, PA Def
Lexi Driendl Manheim Lancaster, PA Att, Mid
 
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Megan Racioppi Shore Monmouth Beach, NJ Def
Unofficial list from public sources and recruit submissions.
Commitment has been verified or submitted from a trusted source
Location
One University Place, Chester, PA, 19013 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Baltimore Maryland Area
  • Allentown Pennsylvania Area
  • Lancaster Pennsylvania Area
  • Harrisburg Pennsylvania Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Reading Pennsylvania Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Tampa/St. Petersburg Florida Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Orlando Florida Area
Where Grads Work
  • Boeing
  • Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System)
  • Vanguard
  • DuPont
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • AstraZeneca
  • Crozer-Keystone Health System
  • Lockheed Martin
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • US Army
  • Comcast
  • SAP
  • Aramark
  • Christiana Care Health System
What Grads Do
  • Healthcare Services
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Engineering
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Consulting
  • Program and Project Management
  • Accounting
  • Community and Social Services
  • Human Resources
  • Support
  • Administrative
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
460 - 550
Math
520 - 610
Total
1010 - 1200
ACT
English
19 - 24
Math
18 - 26
Composite
20 - 25

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported.

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 6,245 2,605 3,640
% Admitted 72% 72% 72%
% Admits That Enroll 17% 19% 15%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.52
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (29%)
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (25%)
    Business (18%)
    Engineering (17%)
    Psychology (6%)
    Mechanical Engineering (6%)
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (5%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (4%)
    Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other (4%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (4%)
    Psychology, General (4%)
    Criminal Justice & Law Enforce (4%)
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (4%)
    Social Sciences (4%)
    Accounting (3%)
    Civil Engineering, General (3%)
    Finance, General (3%)
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $31,666

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$47,328
    Books & Supplies$1,300
    Cost of Living$14,736
    Personal Expenses$1,728
     
    Sticker Price$65,092

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    100% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship100%$29,991
    Federal Grants20%$4,955
    Pell Grants20%$4,151
    Other Federal20%$825
    State & Local Grants21%$3,231
    Institutional Grants100%$28,311
     
    Student Loans79%$13,930
    Federal Loans76%$5,496
    Other Loans30%$22,111

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $91.8 Million $13,859

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $27,000.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $20,929 $287

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 4.5%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 1,910 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $53,400

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 5.58 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 55% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 1 1
    Fondling 1 1
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 1 1
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 1 -
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Professional-dominant
    Enrollment ProfileMajority undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, medium, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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