Values, Vision & Characteristics

Global. Action-oriented. Academically excellent.

You are unique, so is Webster. From our historic Webster Groves campus to locations worldwide, every Webster University campus is inviting and personal — with an esteemed student-focused faculty. Our programs are flexible and our reach is global; both our students and faculty are from around the world creating a diverse learning environment.

Learn what makes Webster as unique as you are — and how we can provide the quality education, personal attention, diverse community, and global experience you are looking for.

Distinctive student experience

• Students experience an ideal, student-centered environment with small classes and personalized learning
• Students attend from across the United States and from more than 100 countries
• Diversity and inclusion are core values—we offer a welcoming environment
• Distinguished faculty members offer the right balance of global scholarship and professional experience
• Travel awards available – your opportunity to travel to worldwide Webster locations with Webster faculty and students

Distinctive learning

• Global feature in academic programs. Globalized curriculum is our distinctive hallmark
• Academic programs engage your mind and stimulate your understanding beyond your home country and culture
• Every student experiences a global learning component
• Every student is exposed to a worldwide network of fellow students who live, work and study around the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia
• Learn in class today and apply it in real life tomorrow
• Five schools and colleges: Arts & Sciences; Business & Technology; Communications; Education; and Fine Arts

Distinctive campuses and network

• The beautiful and vibrant home campus located in Webster Groves offers undergraduate and graduate programs
• Students are able to create a unique experience based on each Webster University campus location while being assured of consistent academic quality at each location in each program
• A global reach with locations around the world and online—offers quality, convenience and access to learning
• Webster Groves/St. Louis is one node in the worldwide network. Ideas, academic content and contact with students and faculty are constant and free flowing throughout the Webster network

A global, inclusive, private, nonprofit university

With its home campus in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Webster University comprises an action-oriented global network of faculty, staff, students and alumni who forge powerful bonds with each other and with their communities around the globe. Founded in 1915, Webster is a private non-profit university with students studying at campus locations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa and in a robust learning environment online. The university is committed to ensuring high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

• Official Name: United States of America
• Capital: Washington, D.C.
• Population: 329,256,465 (2018)
• Official Language: None, but most of the country is English-speaking
• Currency: US dollar (USD)
• Form of Government: Constitutional federal republic
• Climate: Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
• Total Area: 3,796,725 square miles (9,833,517 square kilometers)
• Highest Point: Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 meters)
• Lowest Point: Death Valley at -282 feet (-86 meters)

The U.S. government is a representative democracy with two legislative bodies, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 100 seats, with two representatives from each of the 50 states. The House of Representatives consists of 435 seats, the occupants of which are elected by the people from each of the 50 states. The executive branch consists of the president, who is also the head of government and chief of state.

The U.S. also has a judicial branch of government that is made up of the Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and State and County Courts. The U.S. is comprised of 50 states and one district (Washington, D.C.).

The U.S. has the largest and most technologically advanced economy in the world. It mainly consists of the industrial and service sectors. The main industries include petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, and mining. Agricultural production, though only a small part of the economy, includes wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton, beef, pork, poultry, dairy products, fish, and forest products.

The U.S. borders both the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans and is bordered by Canada and Mexico. It is the third-largest country in the world by area and has a varied topography. The eastern regions consist of hills and low mountains, while the central interior is a vast plain (called the Great Plains region). The west has high rugged mountain ranges (some of which are volcanic in the Pacific Northwest). Alaska also features rugged mountains as well as river valleys. Hawaii's landscape varies but is dominated by volcanic topography.

Like its topography, the climate of the U.S. also varies depending on location. It is considered mostly temperate but is tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest.