Widener University
Private nonprofit school in Chester, Pennsylvania. 2,951 undergraduates. School website
- 88.4%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $26,151
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $90,244
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, Widener University's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 88.4% of the time (553 test-takers), 2.8 points below the Pennsylvania BSN average of 91.2%.
- That puts it 34th of 40 ranked BSN programs in Pennsylvania on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $26,151 a year is $632 above the $25,519 median of the 39 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 4.2 points between FY2023 and FY2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- FY2023 208 first-time takers89.9%
- FY2024 191 first-time takers89.0%
- FY2025 154 first-time takers85.7%
Pennsylvania BSN average, latest year: 91.2%
Source: Pennsylvania board of nursing, fiscal (Oct-Sep). Listed by the board as Widener University BSN.
Nursing programs at Widener University
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 198 | $26,000 | $90,244 | CCNE | Partly |
| Master's (MSN) | 20 | $47,904 | $113,700 | CCNE | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
68% of first-time, full-time students at Widener University finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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