Webber International University

Location and Contact Information

1201 N Scenic Hwy
Babson Park, FL 33827-0096
USA
Main Tel: (863) 638-1431
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Webber International University, commonly abbreviated as WIU, is a private institute founded by Roger Babson and Grace Knight in 1927. They named the institute after Camilla Grace Webber, their grand daughter. It was initially opened as a women’s college, but it became co-educational since 1971. Located in Babson Park, Florida, the college has a 110-acre campus which offers both graduate and undergraduate study programs. WIU offers the students with associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in areas such as accounting, corporate communications, hospitality and tourism, pre law, security management, and sports management.

WIU has an active Greek life consisting of Phi Beta Lambda society. The college also has a Pep and Jazz Band, Marketing Club, Sports Management Club and Society of Hosteurs. The college has a student publication called ‘The Warrior.’ The college has active participation in various athletic events and the athletes of WIU are nicknamed as the Warriors.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in business and management and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of business and management.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 17,850
Room$ 4,350
Board$ 2,472
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 4,360

Financial Aid

Webber International University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant100%$11,976
Institutional Grant98%$7,160
Federal Grant40%$4,083
Pell Grant40%$3,326
Other Federal Grant34%$909
State or Local Grant83%$4,031

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan63%$6,252
Federal Loan62%$5,673
Other Loan4%$10,791

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Webber International University:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Northwood University-Florida Education CenterWest Palm Beach, FL773
2Urbana UniversityUrbana, OH1,354
3Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO1,727
4Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC973
5Reinhardt CollegeWaleska, GA1,047
6Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH2,674
7Mars Hill CollegeMars Hill, NC1,245
8Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY622
9Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IN1,733
10Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND1,025

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor10511
Master353
Associate57

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  19

Students

Student enrollment was 602 in 2009-2010 (587 full-time equivalent).

About 72% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 28% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men54%
Women60%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-510
Math430-530

Room and Board

Webber International University provides on-campus housing for 352 of its 587 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Independent Southeast Region), basketball (Florida Sun Conference), baseball (Florida Sun Conference), and track (Florida Sun Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 261 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 113 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Webber International University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (110 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Finance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (1 awarded)

  • Pre-Law Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (28 awarded)

  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management