Quad

Head-to-head

U. Indianapolis
Widener

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Widener grads earn $17.3K more ten years out than U. Indianapolis's ($70,920 vs. $53,610)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Widener's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at U. Indianapolis

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Widener graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Indianapolis (66% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Indianapolis costs about $3K less per year on average than Widener ($25,884 vs. $28,858, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Widener's yield is 3 pts higher than U. Indianapolis's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. Indianapolis has 2 pts more first-gen students than Widener (32% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Indianapolis admits 67%, Widener 71%; Widener's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
U. Indianapolis67%
Widener71%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. IndianapolisAccessible
  • WidenerAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. IndianapolisTest-blind
Widener
1080–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. IndianapolisGPA required
  • WidenerRigor and GPA very important40%

Who's on each campus

U. Indianapolis and Widener are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 33%.

Undergrads
U. Indianapolis3K
Widener3K
Pell Grant share
U. Indianapolis33%
Widener33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Widener has 11 students per faculty member to U. Indianapolis's 12.

Students per faculty member
U. Indianapolis12 to 1
Widener11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. IndianapolisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • WidenerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%

What each costs

U. Indianapolis costs about $3K less a year than Widener on average; Widener's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Indianapolis$25.9K
Widener$28.9K
Aid generosity
U. Indianapolis54%
Widener60%

What each pays off

Widener's former students earn more, a median $70.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Indianapolis$53.6K
Widener$70.9K
Graduation rate
U. Indianapolis60%
Widener66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Widener got less selective while U. Indianapolis held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. IndianapolisGrowing+60%
  • WidenerGrowing+70%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why