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Webster University - Webster Groves

Webster University - Webster Groves
470 E. Lockwood Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119

Official telephone: (800) 981-9801
Website: https://www.webster.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 46%
Student:Faculty ratio: 5:1
Total faculty: 385 men, 310 women
Full-time faculty: 81 men, 89 women
Part-time faculty: 304 men, 221 women
Graduation rate: 61% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Advertising
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Communications Technology/Technician
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Costume Design
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Dance, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Law
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Sports Communication
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Documentary Production
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Illustration
  • Journalism
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Photojournalism
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Environmental Science
  • Gerontology
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Doctorates

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Nurse Anesthetist
Master's Degrees

  • Advertising
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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