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Washington State University Vancouver

Washington State University Vancouver is a regional campus of Washington State University, on a 351-acre site just outside Vancouver, Washington.

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Washington State University Vancouver, or WSU Vancouver, is a regional campus of Washington State University. A regional campus is a smaller branch of a university, located away from its main campus. Its degrees are granted by Washington State University, whose main campus is in Pullman. The 351-acre campus lies outside Vancouver, Washington, about 17 miles north of downtown Portland, Oregon.

In 1990, a state board picked Salmon Creek, a community north of Vancouver, as the campus site. It was chosen over a site next to Clark College and another in Mill Plain. Students can earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in more than 40 fields of study. Researchers run labs in engineering, computer science and environmental science, including one that studies the ecology of Mount St. Helens.

In fall 2020 the campus had 3,504 students, and 6 percent of them were military veterans. That fall, some 45 percent were the first in their families to go to college. Many students join student-run groups, such as a history club and the KOUG radio station. The Firstenburg Student Commons, opened in the fall of 2007, changed student life on the campus.

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Which community north of Vancouver was chosen as the campus site in 1990?

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Composition

what it's made of

  • Campus — A 351-acre campus with computing, science, engineering and fine arts labs.
  • Degree programs — Bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in more than 40 fields.
  • Research labs — Engineering labs plus environmental labs studying topics such as aquatic ecology and conservation biology.
  • Library — Books, journals and online newspapers, shared through regional library groups such as the Portland Area Library System.
  • Student life — Student-run groups such as KOUG radio and the Salmon Creek Journal arts magazine.

Connection

how it relates

Under Lower Columbia Institutions

In place

  1. Vancouver, Washingtonstrength 80 of 100

    The WSU Vancouver campus lies just outside Vancouver, Washington.

  2. Portland, Oregonstrength 60 of 100

    The campus is about 17 miles north of downtown Portland.

  3. Columbia Riverstrength 50 of 100

    The campus sits approximately eight miles north of the Columbia River.

Related

  1. Mount St. Helensstrength 50 of 100

    Researchers at WSU Vancouver study the ecology of Mount St. Helens.

Change

how and why it evolves

Past
Washington State University began offering courses in Southwest Washington in 1983, and the current campus opened in 1996.
Now
Once a transfer college, WSU Vancouver became a full four-year university in 2006, when it first admitted freshmen and sophomores.
Next
The campus will likely keep adding programs and research as more students in the region look for degrees close to home.

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Washington State University Vancouver

Washington State University Vancouver is a regional campus of Washington State University, on a 351-acre site just outside Vancouver, Washington.

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The idea

Washington State University Vancouver, or WSU Vancouver, is a regional campus of Washington State University. A regional campus is a smaller branch of a university, located away from its main campus. Its degrees are granted by Washington State University, whose main campus is in Pullman. The 351-acre campus lies outside Vancouver, Washington, about 17 miles north of downtown Portland, Oregon.

In 1990, a state board picked Salmon Creek, a community north of Vancouver, as the campus site. It was chosen over a site next to Clark College and another in Mill Plain. Students can earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in more than 40 fields of study. Researchers run labs in engineering, computer science and environmental science, including one that studies the ecology of Mount St. Helens.

In fall 2020 the campus had 3,504 students, and 6 percent of them were military veterans. That fall, some 45 percent were the first in their families to go to college. Many students join student-run groups, such as a history club and the KOUG radio station. The Firstenburg Student Commons, opened in the fall of 2007, changed student life on the campus.

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