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Western Washington University

Public university in Bellingham, Washington

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1893
official name
  • Western Washington University
motto text
  • Active Minds Changing Lives
  • Make Waves
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Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
street address
  • 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA, 98225-9008
postal code
  • 98225-9008
coordinate location
  • 48.7340, -122.4860
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People and numbers

count of students
  • 15,197 · September 2020
  • 13,882 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 2,154 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 94% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 26% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $109,833,000 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (1)
  • $124,053,000 · 30 June 2021

Structure and memberships

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  • 22,196 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14926825 · 12 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 22,574 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14926825 · 21 February 2022
  • 22,510 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14926825 · 4 January 2021
  • 22,704 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14926825 · 24 April 2020
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  • WWU · language of work or name: English · subject named as: Western Washington University · 24 May 2023
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  • wwu · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 22,704 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14926825 · 24 April 2020
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