Brookline College-Phoenix vs Widener University

Phoenix, AZ · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair AZ:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Brookline College-Phoenix: enrollment ranged 714–1,511 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Brookline College-Phoenix vs Widener University

  1. RETENTION-RATE Widener University leads on retention rate (78.4% vs 25.0% at Brookline College-Phoenix)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (79.1% vs 26.0% at Brookline College-Phoenix)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brookline College-Phoenix leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $27,000 at Widener University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Brookline College-Phoenix and Widener University?
Widener University leads on retention rate at 78.4% versus 25.0% at Brookline College-Phoenix. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Brookline College-Phoenix and Widener University?
Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 79.1% versus 26.0% at Brookline College-Phoenix. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Brookline College-Phoenix and Widener University?
Brookline College-Phoenix leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $27,000 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025