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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
Students spend spring break caring for the WSU cattle herd during calving season
Four students in the Beef Cattle Calving Management course spent the week monitoring 126 pregnant cows that were due to calve in their winter pasture above the Snake River
Little Birds delivers message of possibility to younger kids
The after-school program developed by WSU’s Native American Health Sciences exposes K-12 students to careers in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and other health professions
Scientists capture a grizzly-eye view of the Arctic
WSU researchers attached video cameras to existing GPS-enabled collars to better understand the large omnivores and produced footage that’s both unprecedented and scientifically valuable
The WSU Difference

33%
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
$403 million
annual research funding, fy 2024

416,519 hours
civic engagement by 10,407 WSU student and WSU Extension volunteers (2024-25)
WSU boosts Washington state’s economy by billions of dollars a year and WSU researchers create jobs when they bring their innovations to market


