About Widener

Widener is an innovative metropolitan university that combines academic quality with career preparation and a commitment to community service.  A Widener education connects curricula to societal issues through civic engagement.  Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. 

A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener offers liberal arts and sciences and professional programs leading to associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The university’s campuses in Chester, Exton, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, serve some 6,500 students.

Widener’s main campus is located in Chester, 14 miles south of Center City Philadelphia. Most Widener students come from the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and most alumni remain in the region after they graduate.  Widener graduates serve the Philadelphia metropolitan area professionally, and they contribute to the social, economic, and civic welfare of the region.

A Widener education means hands-on learning that starts in a student’s very first semester, so that student will know early on if he or she’s chosen the right major. At Widener, reality starts in the classroom with real life assignments. Widener students use the Philadelphia metropolitan area as a learning laboratory. They conduct experiments, research issues, and work on real-life projects related to societal issues in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg metropolitan areas.

Widener offers a combination of quality academic programs, experiential learning, and civic engagement that challenges students both inside and outside of the classroom and prepares them for success in school and in life. Through coaching, mentoring, co-curricular programming, and leadership opportunities in service projects, social activities, and sports, Widener students gain the connections, competence, and confidence to succeed as leaders in their profession and in their communities. 

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