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Washington State University
Public university in Pullman, Washington, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West.[7] With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581,[8] it is the second largest institution for higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington.[9] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[10]
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Former names | Agricultural College, Experiment Station and School of Science of the State of Washington (1890–1905) State College of Washington (1905–1959) |
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Type | Public land-grant research university |
Established | March 28, 1890; 134 years ago (1890-03-28) |
Accreditation | NWCCU |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | $1.29 billion (2021)[2] |
President | Kirk Schulz[3] |
Provost | Elizabeth Chilton |
Academic staff | 2,261 |
Students | 31,471 – (Total) 20,976 – (Pullman) 1,685 – (Spokane) 1,813 – (Tri-Cities) 283 – (Everett) 3,585 – (Vancouver) 3,265 – (Global Campus/WSU Online)[4] |
Undergraduates | 26,062 – (Total) 18,346 – (Pullman) 534 – (Spokane) 1,603 – (Tri-Cities) 3,170 – (Vancouver) 283 – (Everett)[4] |
Postgraduates | 4,262 – (Total)[4] |
1283 – (Total)[4] | |
Location | , , United States 46.73°N 117.16°W / 46.73; -117.16 |
Campus | Distant town[5], 1,742 acres (7.05 km2) |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | The Daily Evergreen |
Colors | Crimson and gray[6] |
Nickname | Cougars |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Butch T. Cougar |
Website | www |
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The WSU Pullman campus stands on a hill and is characterized by open spaces and a red brick and basalt material palette—materials originally found on site. The university sits within the rolling topography of the Palouse in rural eastern Washington and remains closely connected to the town and the region.[11] The university also operates campuses across Washington at WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded in 1989. In 2012, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus,[12] which includes its online degree program, WSU Online. In 2015, WSU expanded to a sixth campus at WSU Everett. These campuses award primarily bachelor's and master's degrees. Freshmen and sophomores were first admitted to the Vancouver campus in 2006 and to the Tri-Cities campus in 2007.
WSU's athletic teams are called the Cougars and the school colors are crimson and gray. Six men's and nine women's varsity teams compete in NCAA Division I in the Pac-12 Conference. Both men's and women's indoor track teams compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.