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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
‘Give it all you’ve got,’ first female veterinary grad advised
Catherine Roberts Frasier’s views about veterinary work – and a lot more – were collected in 1977 by a high school student who also became a veterinarian at WSU
WSU College of Veterinary Medicine ranks near top in research
The college ranked 4th among the nation’s 33 veterinary colleges in research expenditures last fiscal year
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
$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
