About Widener University

Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that emphasizes academics and community service. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.

At Widener, you'll get the best of both worlds: A large university's wide range of course offerings combined with the intimate class sizes and faculty interaction of a small college. Our 110-acre campus is located just 20 minutes from exciting Center City Philadelphia.

As a comprehensive research university Widener offers liberal arts and sciences and professional programs leading to associate's, baccalaureate,  master’s, and doctoral degrees

Most Widener students come from the Philadelphia metropolitan area and many alumni stay in the Philadelphia metropolitan area after they graduate. We train students for careers by teaching them the real-world skills and expertise needed to succeed in today's competitive job marketing. In fact, thanks to extensive co-op programs and internship opportunities at leading companies such as Boeing, Campbell Soup Co., and Comcast-Spectacor, our graduates enjoy a 90 percent employment rate.

Community service is also a vital component of the Widener experience. Widener emphasizes learning in and out of the classroom . Our students make the most of Chester and the surrounding area as a living laboratory, and many of our faculty members are pioneers in the field of service learning. Whether tutoring Chester school kids, creating ad campaigns for local non-profits, or traveling to South America to build a school, our students learn the values of good citizenship and altruism.

Widener also serves as an educational and cultural resource for the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Three of the university's four campuses are in the Philadelphia  area. The main campus's Fresh Baked Theatre Co. for children, the Philadelphia Speakers Series at the Kimmel Center, and The OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute for older adults in Exton, Pa, are only a few of the myriad offering available from Widener throughout the Philly metro region.

Main Campus
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
tel: 610-499-4000

Harrisburg Campus
School of Law
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
tel: 717-541-3900

Exton Campus
University College
825 Springdale Drive
Exton, PA 19341-2843
tel: 484-713-0088