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Widener University-main Campus

Widener University-main Campus
One University Pl
Chester, Pennsylvania 19013

Website: Widener University-main Campus

Type of college:4-year private, not-for-profit

Degree types offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctor's, Master's, One but less than two years

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Biology General
  • Business
  • Business / Managerial Economics
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry General
  • Civil Engineering General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communications General
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement Administration
  • Education General
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Engineering General
  • English Language and Literature General
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Financial Planning
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures General
  • Health Professions and Related Sciences
  • History General
  • Hospital / Health Facilities Administration
  • Hospitality Administration / Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Humanities / Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Radiologic Technology / Technician
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Nursing Family Practice (Post-RN )
  • Nursing Public Health (Post-RN )
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Nursing Other
  • Office Supervision and Management
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education General
  • Taxation

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Intensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least ten doctoral degrees/1 per year across three or more disciplines,2 or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 5,192
Undergraduate enrollment 3,355
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 47%
Women 53%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 11%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3%
Hispanic 1%
White non-Hispanic 76%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Widener University-main Campus Information

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