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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
Most of WSU’s first MD class want to practice in Washington
Alumni survey shows 94% of the graduates planning to go into practice want to practice in Washington, with nearly a third planning to practice in rural areas
WSU zoologist bequeaths beetle collection to university
Paul Schroeder spent more than 60 years gathering and identifying beetles from around the world, growing a collection of more than 31,000 specimens
Orphaned baby barn owls find a new home at WSU
The owls are part of an influx of wildlife cases to the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital following the closure of a rehabilitation center in Benton City, WA
The WSU Difference

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

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


