+21%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Widener University rose 21% between 2006 and 2009 ($26.4k → $31.8k).
Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania. 2,765 undergraduate students. 141 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Widener University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Widener University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Widener University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($49.7k → $55.7k).
+11%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Widener University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (54.7% → 60.8%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania
Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$70,920+12% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859$63,375
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry63.5%+8% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%$24,567+130% · '97→'20
At program completion2,765-12% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS78.2%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time84.0%-4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$53,638+210% · '00→'24
out-of-state $53,638SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.6%Median federal debt $24,567 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $70,920 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+64%
Widener University · completion · 100% rose
37.1% → 60.8%
+210%
Widener University · in-state tuition rose
$17,950 → $55,730
+77%
Widener University · out-of-state tuition rose
$17,950 → $31,840
+130%
Widener University · median debt rose
$11,730 → $27,000
-100%
Widener University · cohort default rate fell
5.6% → 0.0%
+55%
Widener University · pell share rose
21.2% → 32.8%
+32%
Widener University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$53,600 → $70,920
+34%
Widener University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$48,700 → $65,135
+43%
Widener University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$44,300 → $63,375
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$105,132Chemical Engineering.$99,021Mechanical Engineering.$97,717Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$97,249Business/Commerce, General.$90,865Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$90,156Law.$87,974Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$86,737Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$86,070Accounting and Related Services.$80,500Civil Engineering.$78,441Biology, General.$75,276Psychology, Other.$73,670Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.$72,106Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$69,187Social Work.$68,978Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,527Criminal Justice and Corrections.$66,101Education, Other.$60,266Psychology, General.$59,893Hospitality Administration/Management.$55,214Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,163Social Work.$54,986
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
23 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$105,132Accounting and Related Services.$80,500Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$69,187Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,527Hospitality Administration/Management.$55,214Business/Commerce, General.$90,865
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Widener University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$596,603
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 15
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $28,722
- HS-only baseline · PA
- $38,100
- Years to complete
- 7
- CIP family
- 22
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Widener University graduates earn $X” — not “Widener University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Widener University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.