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Washington State University
—WSU is a top research university dedicated to solving problems and improving lives
- 6 campuses
- 11 academic colleges
- Extension offices in all 39 Washington counties and on the Colville Reservation
- 4 research and extension centers
What’s Happening At WSU
WSU College of Medicine celebrates its 10th anniversary
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, founded to expand medical education and health care access statewide, has graduated 248 medical doctors
Former astronaut to receive honorary doctorate from WSU
Bonnie Dunbar’s courage and tenacity led her to become a NASA astronaut, flying five missions on the space shuttle
Leon Panetta to be honored with Foley Award
The former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director will receive the Thomas S. Foley Award for Distinguished Public Service in a ceremony in Spokane on April 24
The WSU Difference

35%
students who are first in their family to attend college
WSU students get the tools and support they need to succeed in hundreds of majors and degree programs, research opportunities, fieldwork, internships, and study-abroad programs
Health, clean energy, food production, economic opportunity, security—research advances made by WSU scientists raise quality of life worldwide
$379 million
annual research funding, fy 2023

284,590 hours
civic engagement by WSU student and WSU Extension volunteers (2022)
WSU boosts Washington state’s economy by billions of dollars a year and WSU researchers create jobs when they bring their innovations to market
