This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state , including other educational institutions providing higher education.
This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state , including other educational institutions providing higher education.
| Name | Founded | Control | Student population | Endowment | Location | Other branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | 1861 | Public | 59,263 [1] | $2.83 billion | Seattle | Bothell, Tacoma |
| Washington State University | 1890 | Public | 31,478 [2] | $1.29 billion | Pullman | Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett, Global Campus |
| Western Washington University | 1893 | Public | 16,121 [3] | $57.1 million | Bellingham | Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, Poulsbo |
| Eastern Washington University | 1882 | Public | 12,635 [4] | $52.2 million | Cheney | Bellevue, Everett, Spokane [5] |
| Central Washington University | 1891 | Public | 12,342 [6] | $13.3 million | Ellensburg | Des Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, Yakima |
| Evergreen State College | 1967 | Public | 3,327 [7] | $8.9 million | Olympia | Aberdeen, [8] Tacoma |
| Name | Founded | Control | Enrollment | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1890 | Private | 3,100 | Tacoma |
| University of Puget Sound | 1888 | Private | 2,666 | Tacoma |
| Walla Walla University | 1892 | Private | 1,855 | College Place |
| Whitman College | 1859 | Private | 1,475 | Walla Walla |
| Whitworth University | 1890 | Private | 3,100 | Spokane |
| Antioch University | 1852 | Private | 810 | Seattle |
| Bastyr University | 1978 | Private | 1,018 | Kenmore |
| City University of Seattle | 1973 | Private | 6,755 | Seattle |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 1914 | Private | 623 | Seattle |
| Gonzaga University | 1887 | Private | 7,501 | Spokane |
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league operated as the High-A West in 2021, then resumed its original moniker in 2022.
Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Life (ASL). Within ASL are four colleges: the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business, the College of Education and Professional Studies, and College of the Sciences. CWU is considered an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and 15 percent of its students are Hispanic.
Scouting in Washington has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
There are 281 municipalities in the U.S. state of Washington. State law determines the various powers its municipalities have.
Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range. It contains the city of Spokane, the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse. Unlike in Western Washington, the climate is dry, including some desert environments.
Northwest Public Broadcasting is the public radio and public television service of Washington State University. It is an affiliate of National Public Radio, Public Radio Exchange and American Public Media. It operates 19 radio stations and 13 translators across Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho, and provides coverage to parts of British Columbia. The network broadcasts public radio news, talk, entertainment, classical music, jazz, and folk music. Station programming is separated into two main program streams, "NPR News" and "NPR & Classical Music", with simulcast periods during Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition and Weekend All Things Considered. Since November 2013, Northwest Public Broadcasting also operates a 24-hour jazz station, KJEM 89.9, broadcasting in the Pullman and Moscow area.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. As of February 2011, the private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization consists of nearly 800 member high schools and middle/junior high schools, both public and private.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. All nine incumbents seeking re-election were re-elected, however the Democratic Party won the open-seat in the 8th District previously held by a Republican, improving from a 6-4 margin to a 7-3 margin.
This is a list of protests over the murder of George Floyd that took place in the state of Washington in 2020.
