Widener University

Widener University
Former names	List The Bullock School for Boys (1821–1846); The Alsop School for Boys (1846–1853); Hyatt's Select School for Boys (1853–1859); Delaware Military Academy (1859–1862); Pennsylvania Military Academy (1862–1892); Pennsylvania Military College (1892–1966); PMC Colleges (1966–1972); Widener College (1972–1979); ;
Motto	Mens Sana In Corpore Sano; (Sound Mind in Sound Body)
Type	Private
Established	1821 (The Bullock School for Boys); 1862 (College)
Academic affiliations	CUMU
Endowment	$90.0 million (2020)
President	Stacey Robertson
Academic staff	326 full-time
Students	6,464
Undergraduates	3,204 (2,790 day, 414 evening)
Postgraduates	3,260 (1,598 law students)
Location	Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.; 39°51′39″N 75°21′18″W / 39.8607°N 75.3551°W
Campus	Urban, 108 acres (44 ha)
Colors	Widener blue & gold
Nickname	Pride (introduced in 2006), formerly the Pioneers and the Cadets (when PMC)
Sporting affiliations	Division III (MAC)
Mascots	Chester & Melrose (Lions)
Website	widener.edu

Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1821, the university was known as the Pennsylvania Military College until 1972. Widener enrolls approximately 3,500 undergraduate students across six colleges and schools. The university also operates two distinct law schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. Widener is named in honor of Eleanor Elkins Widener.

The university offers associate’s, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral degrees in a variety of fields across liberal arts, business, and engineering, to nursing and a variety of health and human service professional programs.