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Go Cougs!
Washington State University
—a top research university dedicated to improving lives—unlocks possibilities for students and serves the public good
- 6 campuses
- 11 academic colleges
- Extension offices in all 39 Washington counties
- 4 research and extension centers
What’s Happening At WSU
“Go Cougs” means a better life
Research and programs at WSU support better health, better sleep, better food, better lives, for people in Washington and around the world
‘History is not made to make people feel comfortable and happy’
Associate Dean Amir Gilmore talks about how he’d like to see Black history taught in America
WSU veterinarians find orphaned hawk a new family
Faculty from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital found surrogate parents for the hawk found outside a bar in Idaho last summer
The WSU Difference

34%
students who are first in their family to attend college
WSU students get the tools they need to find untapped strengths, with 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
$358 million
annual research funding, fy 2021

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
