About Webster

Global. Action-oriented. Academic Excellence.

How do we fit a century of academic excellence and a global perspective into every classroom and every course? That’s what makes Webster so compelling. We’re a private, nonprofit, accredited university that offers a balance of arts, sciences and professional undergraduate and graduate degrees – on campus and online. Webster is one of the most diverse and global universities in the world.

– Distinctive student experience

– Students experience an ideal, student-centered environment with personalized learning
Students attend from 50 states and 148 countries

– 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

– Small class sizes provide personal attention to students at Webster University, where the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:9 .

– The Study Abroad programs at Webster University are ranked in the Top 2 percent by U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2013.”

– Webster students are around the world. There are 22,000 students enrolled at Webster University – 5,010 undergraduates and 16,469 graduates.

Diversity is a core value at Webster University. Our student body represents people from 50 states and 140 countries around the world.

A global, Tier 1, private, nonprofit university

Webster University, founded in 1915 with its home campus based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is the only Tier 1, private, nonprofit university with campus locations around the world including metropolitan, military, online and corporate, as well as American-style traditional campuses in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Transforming students

Our mission is bold, and appropriate for these times: Webster University, a worldwide institution, ensures high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

2014 – 2015 Webster University Chess Team

(#1 ranked chess team and 2-time defending National Champions)

SPICE titled players (by the order of USCF ratings)

1. GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) – 2800 / Sophomore
2. GM Wesley So (Philippines) – 2751 / Junior
3. GM Illia Nyzhnyk (Ukraine) – 2728 / Freshman
4. GM Ray Robson (USA) – 2716 / Junior
5. GM Georg Meier (Germany) – 2700 / Senior
6. GM Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan) – 2614 FIDE / Freshman
7. GM-elect Ashwin Jayaram (India) – 2608 / Grad
8. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (Cuba) – 2602 / Junior
9. GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico) – 2576 / Junior
10. GM Andre Diamant (Brazil) – 2534 / Senior
11. GM Denes Boros (Hungary) – 2530 / Senior

12. IM Vitaly Neimer (Israel) / Senior
13. FM Jake Banawa (USA-Philippines) / Grad
14. WGM Anna Sharevich (Belarus) / Grad
15. WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden) / Grad
16. WFM Luisa Mercado (Colombia) / Freshman, etc.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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