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Washington State College was established by the Washington Legislature on March 28, 1890, less than five months after statehood was declared on November 11, 1889. The institution was one of the land-grant colleges created under the 1862 federal Morrill Act signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The federal land grants for the new institution included 90,000 acres (36,000 ha) of federal land for an agricultural college and 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) for a school of science.[9] After an extended search for a location, the state's new land-grant college opened in Pullman on January 13, 1892. The year 1897 saw the first graduating class of seven men and women.[10] The school changed names from Washington Agricultural College and School of Science to State College of Washington in 1905, to Washington State College and then to Washington State University in 1959. Enoch A. Bryan, appointed July 22, 1893, was the first influential president of WSU. Bryan held graduate degrees from Harvard and Columbia and previously served as the president of Vincennes University in Indiana. Prior to Bryan's arrival the fledgling university suffered through significant organizational instability. Bryan guided WSU toward respectability and is arguably the most influential figure in the history of WSU. The landmark clock tower in the center of campus is his namesake. WSU's role as a statewide institution became clear in 1894 with the launch of its first Agricultural Experiment Station west of the Cascade Mountains near Puyallup. WSU has subsequently established extension offices and research centers in all regions of the state, with major research facilities in Prosser, Mount Vernon, and Wenatchee. In 1989, WSU officially gained branch campuses in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. Overall, the Federal Government and the State of Washington have entrusted 190,000 acres (77,000 ha) of land to WSU for agricultural and scientific research throughout the Pacific Northwest. Professional education began with establishment of the School of Veterinary Science in 1899; in 1902 the first two veterinary science students graduated and in 1909 the first Doctor of Veterinary Science degrees were awarded. The veterinary school was elevated to college status in 1916, becoming the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1925. Graduate education began in the early years and, in 1902, the first master's degree was conferred, an M.S. in Botany. In 1917, the institution was organized into five colleges and four schools, with deans as administrative heads, and in 1922 a Graduate School was created. In 1929, the first PhD degree conferred, one in Bacteriology. The Washington State University Campus seen from the north in May 2012. Bryan Clock Tower and the Webster Physical Sciences Building can be seen on the right, and construction on the south grandstand of Martin Stadium on the left Organization and administration The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in 200 fields of study through 65 departments, schools and programs. Colleges These departments, schools and programs are organized into 10 academic colleges as follows: College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Carson College of Business Edward R. Murrow College of Communication College of Education College of Engineering and Architecture College of Pharmacy College of Nursing College of Veterinary Medicine In addition, WSU has a University College for students who have not declared majors, an all-university Honors College, a Graduate School, and an accredited intensive English program for non-native speakers (the Intensive American Language Center).[11] Board of Regents Washington State University is chartered by the State of Washington. A Board of Regents governs the university and provides direction to the President. There are ten regents appointed by the governor, nine of whom serve six-year terms. The tenth is a student regent appointed on an annual basis. As of March 2009 a proposal under consideration by the state legislature would add an eleventh to the board, appointed from the faculty for a three-year term, whose role would be limited to issues not dealing with faculty.[12] Currently the regents are Theodor P. Baseler, Scott E. Carson, Harold A. Cochran,Ryan Durkan, Francois X. Forgette, Laura M. Jennings, Connie M. Niva, Ron Sims, Rafael B. Pruneda (student), and Michael Worthy.[13][14] Leadership The President, currently Elson S. Floyd, serves as the chief executive officer. The Provost and Executive Vice President, currently Dan Bernardo, handles academics, research and faculty matters for WSU statewide. Floyd, former president of University of Missouri System, succeeded V. Lane Rawlins on May 21, 2007. Bernardo was formerly Dean of the WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. WSU has had just 10 presidents in its almost 120-year history: George W. Lilley (1891–1892), John W. Heston (1892–1893), Enoch A. Bryan (1893–1915), Ernest O. Holland (1916–1944), Wilson M. Compton (1945–1951), C. Clement French (1952–1966), Glenn Terrell (1967–1985), Samuel H. Smith (1985–2000), V. Lane Rawlins (2000–2007) and current President Elson S. Floyd.[15] WSU Foundation The WSU Foundation is an independent, private corporation with its own Board of Governors and Chief Executive Officer that serves as a fundraising organization for the university. The current Board Chair is Tony Rojas. Faculty The Faculty Senate serves as the sounding board for the more than 2,200 faculty members. All major academic decisions must be approved by the Senate. The Senate is composed of representatives from each academic college and department, and from all four WSU campuses. Currently, there is a WSU presidential committee analyzing possibilities of creating new synergies through a re-alignment by moving departments and creating new schools. Academics Fall Freshman Statistics[16][17] 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Applicants 14,887 14,825 14,071 12,427 12,478 11,983 Admits 12,219 11,268 11,601 8,634 9,489 8,677 % Admitted 82.1 76.0 82.4 69.4 76.0 72.4 Enrolled 4,163 4,389 4,473 3,288 3,668 3,710 Avg GPA 3.29 3.30 3.35 3.44 3.42 3.48 Avg ACT Avg SAT Composite* *(out of 1600) Homer J. Danna Hall (1948),[18] College of Engineering and Architecture. University rankings National ARWU[19] 86 - 108 Forbes[20] 328 U.S. News & World Report[21] 128 Washington Monthly[22] 117 Global ARWU[23] 201 - 300 QS[24] 354 Times[25] 322 Considered one of the leading public research universities in America, WSU has 12 colleges and a graduate school. WSU offers strong and varied academic programs. The liberal arts and sciences have an important place in the curriculum, along with business, communication, education, architecture, pharmacy, nursing, and the traditional land-grant disciplines of agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine. WSU offers more than 200 fields of study, including majors, minors, options, and certificate programs. Bachelor’s degrees are available in all major areas, with master’s and doctoral degrees available in most. The undergraduate core curriculum, including the writing program, is nationally recognized. WSU’s Honors College is one of the oldest and most respected all-university programs for academically talented students. WSU confers nearly 5,900 bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees statewide in a typical year. More than 1,400 instructional faculty members provide learning opportunities that open students’ minds to the most recent knowledge and discoveries. The chance for students to know and work closely with their teachers is a WSU tradition. Rankings According to the 2011 U.S. News and World Report ranking of public universities, WSU ranked 57th; and ranked 115th among "national universities". It is ranked the third best university in Washington. It also ranked 69th overall among 343 undergraduate business schools; ranked 19th in the International business programs that are accredited by AACSB, and rank 66th overall for best undergraduate engineering programs that are accredited by ABET. Its Veterinary Medicine ranked 15th among the nation respectively. In The Washington Monthly criteria, which considers research, community service, and social mobility, WSU rank 117 among national universities. Globally, WSU is considered for rankings. WSU ranked in the 91 to 114 range by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) nationally, and the 201- 302 range in world ranking. QS World University Rankings ranked WSU 354th in 2011/2012 edition. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked WSU in the 301-350 range for the first time in their 2011 edition amongst 400 institutions in the world. WSU Libraries WSU Libraries[26] coordinates the administration of three major libraries on WSU's Pullman campus (Animal Health, Holland/Terrell, and Owen Science & Engineering Libraries) and five libraries off the Pullman campus (Betty M. Anderson, WSU Energy Program, WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver libraries). Five minor libraries on the Pullman campus (GLBA, Heritage House, Human Relations & Diversity, Music, and Women's Resource Center collections) are outside the WSU Libraries.[27] WSU Libraries also participate in the Orbis Cascade Alliance,[28] a consortium of 36 university and college libraries in Washington and Oregon offering the Summit catalog and an inter-library loan system. WSU Libraries utilize ILLiad, RAPID, and DOCLINE for document delivery. Research WSU spent $283.1 million on research in the 2008 fiscal year. In 2007 National Science Foundation rankings of research and development expenditures, WSU ranked 22nd among public research universities without a medical school, 57th among all public research institutions, and 82nd among all research institutions, public and private.[29] Research and scholarship at WSU is rooted in agriculture, natural for a land-grant university. The institution's first leader, George W. Lilley (1891–1892), was both president of the then named Washington Agricultural College and School of Science and director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. Subjects taught by the first five faculty members included agriculture, botany, horticulture, forestry, and veterinary science. In 1894, the 6th faculty member, William Jasper Spillman, arrived to teach plant science and mathematics and serve as the first wheat breeder.[30] The WSU wheat research and breeding program continues to serve the Washington wheat industry, the 6th largest in the nation in 2008–2009.[31] The state's wheat growers work closely with WSU researchers on development of new wheat varieties that meet their needs.[32][33] The university's food and agriculture research helps sustain the state’s annual $29 billion food industry. Faculty partnered with agriculture interests to create today's $3 billion a year wine grape business[34] while the Apple Genome Project draws collaboration from scientists worldwide to map the apple genome, research aimed at supporting the apple industry. Food science is another long-time research field at WSU. Work in the 1940s on types of cheese suitable for storing in cans or tins led to creation of now award-winning Cougar Gold cheese, a white cheddar produced at the WSU Creamery with milk from the university's dairy herd.[35] In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of microwave energy for producing pre-packaged, low-acid foods, and WSU professor Juming Tang led development of the technology by university, industry and U.S. military scientists.[36] In terms of productivity, WSU plant sciences faculty rank No. 2 in the nation, animal sciences faculty rank fourth, and food science faculty rank 6th according to Academic Analytics' 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index.[37] In addition, WSU agricultural studies have helped shape U.S. public policy by showing how sustainable farming practices sidestep the environmental hazards of conventional agriculture. The Climate Friendly Farming project helps farmers adopt methods that mitigate global climate change.[38] Veterinary medicine and animal health are also important research areas at WSU. In 2008, a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded a large share of the cost for a research facility for a new WSU School for Global Animal Health. Its scientists address global infectious disease challenges by detecting diseases within animal populations and controlling their transmission. The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory located at WSU works closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and deploy diagnostic tests for livestock diseases. In the area of clean technologies, university researchers work to raise the efficiency and reliability of the nation’s electrical power grid, improve air quality forecasting in the Northwest, and conduct cooperative research projects under the Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI). Scholars are developing an algae-based biofuel that consumes greenhouse gases in its production and are working to patent nanospring technology that would fit into an ordinary gas tank, solving the problem of hydrogen storage. In 2001, WSU professor M. Grant Norton and University of Idaho physics professor David McIlroy were the first scientists to create nanosprings.[39] Recent positron research discoveries could yield the first practical method for containing and transporting an antimatter fuel. WSU is also home to one of the few remaining Nuclear Research Reactors in the country. The Nuclear Radiation Center is a 1 MW TRIGA Conversion reactor built in 1961 during President Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative. It is a very potent research tool utilized by WSU's radiochemistry graduate program, as well as providing education on the nuclear industry to the public through talks and facility tours. Other recent research highlights include studies of the effects of sleep and sleep loss on human cognitive functioning, work to advance shock compression science with contracts awarded to the WSU Institute for Shock Physics by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Department of Energy, and a program funded by the National Science Foundation that trains doctoral students to analyze evolutionary processes. Reproductive biologist Patricia A. Hunt was named one of the top 50 researchers of 2007 by Scientific American for her work showing a potential threat to human health posed by bisphenol A (BPA), a component of the polycarbonate plastics used to make food and beverage containers.[40] Over the years, WSU research and scholarship included the 1968 discovery of the Marmes Man at the Marmes Rockshelter in southeastern Washington, the nation's oldest human remains at that time; the development of high-yielding dwarf wheat; discovery of insect resistance to pesticides; and creation of a method to store cheese in tins, which led to the university's well known and still produced Cougar Gold Cheese.[41] WSU fruit breeders have developed many varieties for the state including, in 1952, the sweet, yellow Rainier cherry, and in 2010 an apple specifically for Washington, code name WA 2.[42] Outreach and Public Service WSU Extension has offices in each of Washington's 39 counties, providing training and assistance in agricultural practices, natural resource management, human and life skills, diversity understanding and outreach, the state 4-H program, and many other programs. In 1973 in Seattle, WSU Extension founded the now national Master Gardener Programs of trained volunteers.[43] WSU Extension faculty and staff have also provided assistance for programs in under-developed and developing countries. Many faculty members have appointments to do research, teach, and provide extension services. The State of Washington's network of Small Business Development Centers is a cooperative effort of Washington State University, other public educational institutions, economic development organizations and the US Small Business Administration. A source of counsel on starting and growing small firms, the centers are found in 17 locations in Western Washington and seven location in Eastern and Central Washington.[44] The WSU Creamery, an outreach and teaching program, has garnered a reputation for fine dairy products, most notably the Cougar Gold cheese sold at the creamery store, Ferdinand's, as well as online and at some local Pullman stores. The cheese is regionally famous and fetches the price of $18–$24 for a 30 oz can. Cougar Gold is marketed as "a white, sharp cheddar with a taste that resembles Swiss or Gouda" and is "aged for at least one year." Cougar Cheese also comes in other varieties, including American Cheddar, Smoky Cheddar, Viking, Dill Garlic, Sweet Basil, Hot Pepper and Crimson Fire. Washington State University Press each year publishes an average of eight titles that focus on the American West, with particular emphasis on the prehistory, history, environment, politics, and culture of the greater Northwest region. A member of the Association of American University Presses, the WSU Press publishes in varied genres, including scholarly and trade monographs, reminiscences, essays, biographies and works that tell the story of the West in innovative ways.[45] Through the Center for Civic Engagement on the Pullman campus, students participate in an estimated 30,000 hours annually of credit and non-credit service activities in the community.[46] In 2008, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching granted WSU its Community Engagement elective classification, both for curricular engagement and for outreach and partnerships.[47] School of Music Established in 1901, the School of Music at Washington State University is recognized for excellence in undergraduate and graduate studies in music. WSU has an internationally recognized faculty and offers degrees in Performance, Music Education and Composition and degrees which combine music with studies in Jazz and Business. Physical facilities at WSU include the beautiful, renovated Kimbrough Music Building containing an extensive music listening library, professional quality recording and electronic music studio, a concert hall, large ensemble rehearsal rooms, practice rooms and classrooms. In addition, the Music Program utilizes excellent stage facilities in Bryan Hall, featuring an 800 seat auditorium, a production shop, piano and instrument repair shops, and a three manual, 44-rank Schantz pipe organ. Director of the WSU School of Music is Dr. Gregory Yasinitsky. Student life Student life on WSU's Pullman campus is influenced by a variety of student organizations and their committees. For example, the ASWSU Committees are the lifeblood of that association. Open to all students, they create educational, entertaining and cultural programming for WSU students and the local community. Committees include Asian Pacific American Student Coalition (APASC), Black Student Union (BSU), Election Board, Environmental Task Force (ETF), Mitamitaga O Samoa (MOS), Hui Hau'oli O Hawaii (Hawaii Club), Pacific Islanders Club (PIC) Filipino American Student Association (FASA), Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender & Allies (GLBTA), Housing Commission, International Students' Council (ISC), Ku Ah Mah, KZUU Radio, Middle Eastern Students Association (MESA), Movimiento Estudianti Chicano de Aztian (MEChA), Student Legal Services (SLS), Veteran’s Affairs and Washington Student Lobby (WSL).[48] All ASWSU committees are members of "Committee Squared," the coalition of all ASWSU Committee leaders. There are several other influential student organizations. Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and Greek Presidents' Council are governmental bodies for university-recognized Greek social organizations. The Residence Hall Association is a government body for students in the residence halls, governing all of the residence halls on campus excluding McEachern and Stimson Halls. It is the second biggest Registered Student Organization at Washington State, representing about 4,700 on campus resident students. The Board of Directors of the Students' Book Corporation oversees the non-profit campus bookstore with over $17 million in annual revenue. The Students' Book Corporation donates all profits back to WSU students. The Student Services & Activities Fees Committee disperses over $6 million annually from a student-imposed fee to student events and programs. The Compton Union Board oversees the management of the student union building and its services. The University Recreation Board oversees the management of university recreation. The Student Alumni Connection hosts several major campus events. The Student Entertainment Board (SEB) is a student led board composed of undergraduate students. Positions on the board include: Spotlight, Films, Up All Night, Lectures, CUB Gallery, Concerts, VPLAC (Visual, Performing, and Literary Arts Committee), Special Event (Homecoming and Springfest), Associate Director, and Director. They are responsible for bringing diverse arts & entertainment to campus. The Coalition for Women Students provides much of the multicultural programs on campus, including the annual Women of Color symposium, the Week Without Violence, and Take Back the Night rally and march. CWS is made up of Association for Pacific and Asian Women, Black Women's Caucus, Mujeres Unidas, Native American Women's Association, and the YWCA of WSU. The organization also funds the all-volunteer Women's Transit, a safe door-to-door transportation program for women who would otherwise walk alone at night. Student government WSU has two representative student body organizations: the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU) founded in 1915 and the Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) founded about 1970. In recent years, the student body completed several major projects on campus. In addition to passing a $15 transportation fee to increase Pullman Transit's service, the student body also voted to remodel the Compton Union Building. The building closed in May 2006 and re-opened in August 2008. In March 2006, ASWSU voted to support the renovation of Martin Stadium, adding $25 per semester to undergraduate student fees. Associated Students of Washington State University Main article: Associated Students of Washington State University ASWSU's organizational framework is similar to that of most American governments complete with an appointed and confirmed judiciary, elected representatives (from districts) to a senate, and an annually elected president and vice-president team. The president also has a paid staff led by the Chief of Staff ranging in size from 6–12 members, depending on the year. Graduate and Professional Students Association GPSA is similar, but differs in that it lacks a judiciary or a paid staff. The GPSA is centered on the senate which is composed of a large number of senators that represent different graduate and professional programs. The GPSA also has an executive Council that consists of the (GPSA) President, Vice-Presidents, and nine District Representatives that are elected from the nine colleges of WSU. Media Horizon Air Q400 in unique WSU livery Washington State Magazine is the alumni and research magazine of Washington State University. Published quarterly, the magazine covers news and issues of interest to Washington State University faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the people of Washington. The magazine was first published in 2001. Before Washington State Magazine, WSU alumni news was published in HillTopics from 1969 to 2000, and The PowWow, the alumni magazine from 1910 to 1969.[49] Research news at the university appeared in Universe magazine in the 1990s.[50] WSU Today is a daily e-newsletter and website[51] for faculty, staff and graduate students. The Daily Evergreen is Washington State University’s student newspaper.[52] The first issue of the Evergreen was published in 1895. WSU broadcast media include Northwest Public Radio and Television, the network of public radio and television stations in the Northwest owned and operated by Washington State University. Today's network of AM from KFAE to KWSC to KWSU. WSU alumnus Edward R. Murrow got his start in radio at KWSC.[53] Cable 8 Productions is a local student-operated cable TV channel serving WSU and the Pullman-Moscow area.[54] KZUU 90.7 FM, a non-commercial college radio station, is a service of ASWSU.[55] It gained FCC approval in 1979.[56] KUGR Sports Rock is a student-operated, online radio station.[57] Among the students who operate these media are broadcasting students in WSU's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. Campus Washington State University is located in Washington (state) Washington State University Washington State University Washington State University, in Pullman The Pullman campus of Washington State University is 620 acres (2.5 km2) and is located in the Palouse region. The average elevation of the campus is approximately 2,500 feet (760 m) above sea level, and is seven miles (11 km) west of the Idaho border and Moscow, home of the University of Idaho, also a land-grant institution. The university communities are connected by Washington State Route 270 and the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail. The Palouse is defined by its unique rolling hills that were created by wind-blown soil, which supports one of the world's most productive dry-land agricultural regions. The main crops are wheat, peas, barley, and lentils. Evenings are often highlighted by a spectacular blue-pink sunset, which the first Board of Regents decided to use as the college's colors (later changed to the current crimson and gray colors). Perched atop College Hill (one of the four main hills in Pullman), the campus overlooks downtown Pullman. Buildings Thompson Hall (1894), known as the Administration Building until renamed in 1972[18] Most campus buildings are red brick and can be characterized as utilitarian, a fitting style for the land-grant university work ethic and standards of fiduciary prudence. The most dramatic campus building is the recently named Terrell Library with its curving sweep of windows and a cone-shaped skylight above its atrium. It opened in 1994. Another dramatic structure is the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, opened in 2002 and named for WSU's president from 1985–2000. The heart of campus is the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall, referred to as "the mall" by students. This walkway was named after Glenn Terrell, who was WSU's president from 1967 to 1985. President Terrell's secretary was known to set meetings 10 minutes behind schedule to make up for the time he would spend talking to students along the way. The library, student union, and a number of classroom buildings surround the Mall. The football stadium, Martin Stadium, named after former Washington Governor Clarence D. Martin, also figures prominently on campus. The stadium, the smallest in the Pac-12, is situated in the core of the campus with the south grandstands built into the Hill (the Information Technology building is part of the south grandstands), and Terrell Library and the Vogel Plant BioSciences buildings overlooking the west and east ends, respectively. Even though it is the smallest in the Pac-12, it offers the most seating to students in the Pac-12. After the conclusion of the 2006 football season, Martin Stadium went under a massive renovation to expand the seating capacity and offer greater amenities for players and spectators, as well as made improvements to the general facilities such as bathrooms and concession stands. The Cougar Football[58] Project is the proposed renovation of Martin Stadium that consists of two separate projects. The first project, called the Southside Project,[59] would replace the old press box on the south stands with a new structure that includes a new press box, club seats, loge boxes, luxury suites and a club room. The Southside Project is currently in progress and will be completed in November 2012 The second project, called the West End-Zone Project, would provide a home for the Cougar football program, including new weight, lock, equipment and training rooms for players, in addition to meeting rooms and coaches’ offices. It will also feature a WSU Football heritage area and a game-day home for Gray W former letter winners. Bryan Hall (1909),[18] with landmark clock tower Other exceptions to the utilitarian architectural style are Thompson Hall, Bryan Hall, and Stevens Hall, the oldest buildings on campus. Thompson Hall was the original administration building, and is now the home of the foreign language department. Bryan Hall is the landmark building on campus with the tall four-sided tower enclosing a carillon and displaying a clock that lights up neon-red in the evening. Stevens Hall is an all-women's dormitory pitched with many gables. Stevens Hall and Thompson Hall are on the National Register of Historic Places.[18] Also notable are the Lewis Alumni Centre and the Webster Physical Science Building. Lewis is an old beef cattle barn renovated in 1989 to be the most luxurious building on campus, with hand-made rugs, palm trees, Italian marble, and beautiful artwork. Rooms in Lewis include the Board of Regents' Boardroom, Lighty Library, the Athletics Hall of Fame, the Alumni Presidents' Room, and the Great Hall for large social events. Webster is the tallest building on campus with twelve above-ground floors of offices and an expansive view of the region from the roof. From 1911 to 1923, Rudolph Weaver was the first chairman of the architecture department. He designed seven buildings on the WSU campus, including:[60] Beef Barn, now the Lewis Alumni Centre, 1922[61] Carpenter Hall, which was not finished until 1927.[62] Community Hall. 1921[63] McCroskey Hall, 1920[64][65] President's House, 1912. Stimson Hall, 1922[66][67] Wilson-Short Hall, 1917, first used, but not finished until later.[68] Washington State University (WSU) is a public research university based in Pullman, in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU (colloquially referred to as Wazzu) is the state's original and largest land-grant university. The university is well known for its programs in chemical engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, animal science, food science, plant science, architecture, neuroscience and communications. It is one of 96 public and private universities in America with "very high research activity," as determined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[5] WSU is ranked among the top half of national universities at 115th according to U.S. News and World Report. With an undergraduate enrollment of 25,092 and a total student enrollment of 27,642, it is the second largest institution of higher education in Washington state. The university also operates campuses across Washington known as WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded in 1989. In 2012, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus,[6] which includes its online degree program, WSU Online. 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. Total enrollment for the four campuses and WSU Online exceeds 25,900 students.[7] In 2009, this included a record 1,447 international students, the highest since 1994 when there were 1,442.[8] WSU's athletic teams are called the Cougars and the school colors are crimson and gray. The six men's and nine women's varsity teams compete in NCAA Division I in the Pacific-12 Conference. |
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