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The University of Washington (UW [a] and informally U-Dub or U Dub [b]) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. The university has a 703-acre (284 ha) main campus located in the city's University ...
The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various ...
The University of Washington rowing is a longstanding tradition at the UW dating back to 1899. [15] The Washington men's crew won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews, chronicled in the 2023 film The Boys in the Boat.
The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football.Washington competed in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Big Ten Conference, after having been a charter member of the Pac-12 Conference until the end of the 2023-2024 season.
Denice Denton – Dean of the University of Washington College of Engineering, 1996–2005; first woman in the United States to lead an engineering college of a major research university; William Gerberding – President of the University of Washington, 1979–1995; Margaret Levi – 2005 President of the American Political Science Association
Name Founded Control Enrollment [1] (Fall 2022) Endowment Location Other branches University of Washington: 1861: Public: 52,319: $2.83 billion: Seattle: Bothell, Tacoma: Washington State University
Washington's All-Century basketball team was selected by a fan vote in 2002. Husky fans filled out ballots while attending games at Bank of America Arena or voted via the school's web site. Schrempf received the most votes followed by Todd MacCulloch and Bob Houbregs. [14] Center Bruno Boin (1956–1957, 1959) Guard Chester Dorsey (1974–1977)
The University of Washington Tacoma campus began classes on October 1, 1990 in downtown Tacoma's historic Perkins Building. [8] The 8 story structure was chosen in part for its capacity; during UW Tacoma's early years and construction of the permanent campus further south, enrollments comprised a maximum of approximately 401 juniors and seniors.