Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cumberland's yield is 27 pts higher than Widener's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Widener grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than Cumberland's ($70,920 vs. $57,687)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Cumberland costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Widener ($20,037 vs. $28,858, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Cumberland has 11 pts more first-gen students than Widener (41% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Widener graduates 8 pts more of its students than Cumberland (66% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Widener's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Cumberland

    Aid generosity

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

Cumberland admits 67%, Widener 71%; Cumberland's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
Widener71%
Cumberland67%
Quad's selectivity
  • WidenerAccessible
  • CumberlandAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Widener
1080–1290
CumberlandTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WidenerRigor and GPA very important40%
  • CumberlandGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Widener is a bit larger than Cumberland (2,951 vs. 2,104 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Widener3K
Cumberland2.1K
Pell Grant share
Widener33%
Cumberland30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Widener has 11 students per faculty member to Cumberland's 19.

Students per faculty member
Widener11 to 1
Cumberland19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WidenerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%
  • CumberlandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Cumberland costs about $8.8K less a year than Widener on average; Widener's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Widener$28.9K
Cumberland$20K
Aid generosity
Widener60%
Cumberland55%

What each pays off

Widener's former students earn more, a median $70.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Widener$70.9K
Cumberland$57.7K
Graduation rate
Widener66%
Cumberland59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WidenerGrowing+70%
  • CumberlandGrowing+250%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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