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Washington State University
—WSU is a top research university dedicated to improving lives, unlocking possibilities for students, and serving 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
Coug tour of Washington’s counties wraps up next week
Volunteers from the WSU Coug community have shared highlights from each of Washington’s 39 counties in the #CougCounties social media campaign
New wheat variety named for pioneering Black family
“Bush soft white spring wheat” honors early immigrant settler George Bush and his son, noted wheat breeder William Owen Bush
WSU residency program graduates first group of doctors
The residency program was created by the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and Everett’s Providence Regional Medical Center to train internal medicine physicians
The WSU Difference
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35%
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
$368 million
annual research funding, fy 2022
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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
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