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Why study at Western?
Western Washington University is a dynamic, innovative, and challenging public university. For the past ten years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Western the #1 regional public university in the Pacific Northwest and #2 in the West, a region that spans from Texas to Washington.
Western is recognized for excellence in undergraduate education, an increasingly diverse and multicultural learning environment, and a strong sense of community. With over 150 academic programs, Western is large enough to offer tremendous academic choice, yet small enough that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Seventy-seven percent of classes have fewer than 30 students and faculty make an effort to get to know their students. At Western, students are treated as individuals, not numbers.
Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington, a city of 70,000. Being close to Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, but not too close, is one of the reasons students choose Western. Bellingham offers small town benefits – friendliness, safety, and convenience – as well as many of the opportunities of a larger city. With a thriving arts community, over 200 restaurants, and several movie theatres, there is no shortage of things to do. In the past four years, more than 10 national magazines have singled Bellingham out as one of the U.S.A.’s best small cities, including Forbes, Money, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Organic Style, Paddler, and Mountain Bike.
