Saint Mary's College of California vs Widener University

Moraga, CA · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Saint Mary's College of California vs Widener University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Saint Mary's College of California: net price ranged $22,620–$37,232 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.13).

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: Saint Mary's College of California vs Widener University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Widener University leads on acceptance rate (70.9% vs 86.5% at Saint Mary's College of California)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Widener University leads on avg net price ($25,759 vs $30,378 at Saint Mary's College of California)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Saint Mary's College of California leads on median debt at graduation ($23,691 vs $27,000 at Widener University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Mary's College of California and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on acceptance rate at 70.9% versus 86.5% at Saint Mary's College of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Mary's College of California and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on avg net price at $25,759 versus $30,378 at Saint Mary's College of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Saint Mary's College of California and Widener University?▼
Saint Mary's College of California leads on median debt at graduation at $23,691 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025