Editing Webster University (section)

==Academics==
Colleges include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webster.edu/academics/colleges.shtml |title=Colleges |publisher=Webster University |access-date=September 16, 2022}}</ref>
* College of Humanities & Social Sciences
* College of Health and Science
* [[Leigh Gerdine]] College of Fine Arts
* [[George Herbert Walker III|George Herbert Walker]] School of Business & Technology
* School of Communications
* School of Education.

Webster University is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1474 |title=The Higher Learning Commission website |work=Ncahlc.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> Specific programs are accredited by specialized accreditors, including the [[Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs]] (ACBSP),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acbsp.org/index.php?mo=st&op=ld&sid=s1_025about&stpg=141&par=4213 |title=Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs website |work=Acbsp.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> the [[National Association of Schools of Music]] (NASM),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists&memberId=4f3b3d0680052aab6556a5117bc9327c |title=National Association of Schools of Music website |work=Nasm.arts-accredit.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> the [[National League for Nursing]] (NLN),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nln.org/membership/memberschools.cfm |title=National League of Nursing website |work=Nln.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> the Council on Accreditation (COA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coanet.org/home/ |access-date=October 23, 2018 |title=Council on Accreditation website}}</ref> the [[National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education]] (NCATE),<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100929111729/http://www.ncate.org/public/stateInstit.aspx?ch=106&state=MO National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education website ]}}</ref> the [[Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/dar/UnderstandingYourAYP.pdf |title=Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website |website=Dese.mo.gov |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> and the [[National Board for Certified Counselors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcc.org/ |title=National Board for Certified Counselors |work=Nbcc.org |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref>

In 2023, Webster University was ranked 22nd among regional universities (Midwest) by [[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'']].{{cn|date=November 2023}}

=== Partnerships ===
Webster University maintains a [[Confucius Institute]] in partnership with [[Beijing Language and Culture University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=- Involved@Webster |url=https://involved.webster.edu/organization/confucius-institute |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=involved.webster.edu}}</ref> In 2019, US senator [[Josh Hawley]] asked Webster University to close its Confucius Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-25 |title=Hawley asks universities to cut ties with Chinese program |url=https://apnews.com/article/9876a8703e864ca18e83025efa56b45c |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref>