Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 2,951 undergrads, where 33% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.64
Economic access
Campus size
5% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 14% take some
Where first-years come from
945 first-time students
29% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 70% are from Pennsylvania. More from other states than at 57% of colleges.
- In-state (Pennsylvania)70%
- Other states29%
- Abroad0.0%
Top home states
- Pennsylvania(home state)70% 666
- New Jersey17% 165
- Delaware6.8% 64
- Maryland2.5% 24
- Connecticut0.5% 5
From 13 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
74
new transfer students, 7.3% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 10% of colleges.
73 full-time, 1 part-time.
Going on to another college
25%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 252 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.9% of undergrads study part-time.
61% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 1,400 students.
Housing
Beds
1,400
About 47 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division III · Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
In admission
Religious affiliation or commitment: considered
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Phi Pi Chapter
Gamma Xi Chapter
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Kappa-Eta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)