Washington State University
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| motto | World Class. Face to face. |
| founding | 1890 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Pullman , Washington |
| country | United States |
| president | Elson Floyd |
| Students | 24,396 |
| Employee | 1,304 |
| Foundation assets | $ 354 million |
| University sports | Cougars |
| Website | www.wsu.edu |
The Washington State University is a comprehensive university based in Pullman in the State of Washington . The university has 24,396 students in three campuses: Pullman , Vancouver and Richland . The majority of students study on the Pullman campus . The university has a particularly strong reputation in the fields of pharmacy, veterinary science, engineering and communication studies.
history
The university was founded in 1890 and first opened in 1892 under the name Washington Agricultural College and School of Science , usually Washington State College for short . It was given its current name in 1959. The university was given 769 km² for research, particularly in agriculture.
Course offer
The range of courses includes, among other things
- Humanities
- Engineering and architecture
- Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources
- Natural sciences
- pedagogy
- pharmacy
- Veterinary medicine
- Economics
- Honors College
Sports
The WSU is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference . The university's sports team are the Washington State Cougars .
Personalities
Professors
- Grover Krantz - Professor of Anthropology
- Milton Rokeach - Professor of Social Psychology
Graduates
- Paul Allen - Co-Founder of Microsoft (left after two years without a degree)
- Turk Edwards - Sportsman (American Football)
- Mel Hein - Sportsman (American Football)
- Bernard Lagat - Kenyan athlete
- Keith Millard - Sportsman (American Football)
- Gardner Minshew - Sportsman (American Football)
- Taylor Rochestie - Sportsman (Basketball)
- Allison Scurich - Sportsman (Soccer Player)
- Mark Rypien - Sportsman (American Football)
- Klay Thompson - Athlete (Basketball)
- Robbie Tobeck - Sportsman (American Football)
Web links
- WSU homepage (English)
- Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)
Coordinates: 46 ° 43 '30.6 " N , 117 ° 9' 34.6" W.