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academics
Western's focus on undergraduate education gives students unique opportunities to engage in research and showcase their work regionally and nationally - experiences frequently reserved for graduate students at other institutions.
- Western is the 1st or 2nd choice of 97% of new students. Primary reasons for attending Western include quality of academic programs, strong sense of community, location, and size.
- For ten years in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Western as the best regional public university in the Pacific Northwest, and #2 in the western United States. Yahoo recognized Western among the nation's 100 "most wired" universities.
- Western alumni and friends working at Microsoft have given WWU the latest software to update every student computer lab on campus with the most recent applications, including Office and Windows XP. The value for the current academic year is nearly $4 million.
- Scholar's Week recognizes undergraduate scholarship, research, and creative activities and includes student papers, presentations, invitations into honor societies, and guest speakers.
- The Philosophical Gourmet Report, a national survey that ranks college philosophy departments, recently rated Western among the nation's top 30 undergraduate programs. WWU was among only eight public universities honored.
