Western Washington University

Western Washington University (also referred to as WWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

The university is known as a Public Ivy, an American term for state-funded institutions of higher learning considered to have academic excellence equal to that of the Ivy League. Western has consistently ranked among the top schools in its category and according to US News and World Report's ranking, is the number two public master's-granting school in the western region for 2006,^[3] while placing 18th overall (both public and private).^[1] "For the 10th consecutive year, Western Washington University is ranked first among top public master's-granting universities in the Pacific Northwest and second in the West, according to the 2007 U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Only two public schools are ranked in the top 25 master's-granting universities in the West, a region stretching from Texas to the Pacific."^[4]...