Widener University
Work 1 University Place
Chester, PA 19013
Work(610) 499-4126
Admissions E-mail: admissions.office@widener.edu
Web site: http://www.widener.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : Widener University
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1821 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 3,428 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $82,228,418 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | rolling |
| Application fee: | $35 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 67.2% |
| Selectivity: | selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,840 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | As a leading metropolitan university, we achieve our mission at Widener by creating a learning environment where curricula are connected to societal issues through civic engagement. We lead by providing a unique combination of liberal arts and professional education in a challenging, scholarly, and culturally diverse academic community. We engage our students through dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, and experiential learning. We inspire our students to be citizens of character who demonstrate professional and civic leadership. We contribute to the vitality and well-being of the communities we serve. As a multicampus, independent university, Widener offers programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university embraces the sciences and liberal arts as the essential foundation for all baccalaureate education and is dedicated to the integration of liberal and professional studies. Graduate offerings are focused on applied, clinical and professional programs. As a metropolitan university, Widener is committed to serving the educational needs of its communities, and is known for academic innovation and program development. |
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