History, mission, & facts
From pharmacy clerkships to WWII-era night classes, WSU courses offered in Spokane since the 1920s set the stage for bigger things. And then in 1989—when WSU founded WSU Spokane as its urban research campus—those big things started to happen.
Cutting-edge buildings. Research institutes. Endowed professorships. Outreach programs. And thousands of students whose first-class educations prepare them to serve the community and the world.
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Vision
WSU Spokane is a creative, engaged, world-class learning enterprise for the twenty-first century that helps design healthy lives, institutions, and environments.
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Mission
The urban campus of Washington State University, WSU Spokane serves the metropolitan Spokane area, the Inland Northwest, the state, the region, and the world. It offers the educational, scientific, economic, and cultural benefits that accrue from access to the services and programs of a major public land-grant research institution. WSU Spokane works collaboratively with communities to enhance quality of life through an intentional and sustained effort to create, interpret, apply, and disseminate knowledge, thereby serving as a model for a world-class urban campus in a regional city.
As a destination campus, WSU Spokane offers all students, from those articulating from other campuses to international students, opportunities for advanced studies and research in a variety of targeted program, enriching the fabric of the WSU system. The campus community values diversity and places a high priority on providing all the elements needed for student success. WSU Spokane will continue to take the lead in utilizing flexible and creative approaches to meet needs for lifelong learning with research-based teaching.
The campus's mission is to build the intellectual, creative, and practical abilities of individuals, communities, and institutions. It does so by actively fostering learning, inquiry, and public service, and by engaging with constituents in enhancing quality of life and economic vitality.
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Facts
Demographics |
Enrollment |
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| Average Age | 30 | Graduate and Professional | 46.4% |
| Age Range | 19–66 | Undergraduate | 53.6% |
| Female | 74.4% | Total | 1505 |
| Male | 25.6% | Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) | 1436 |
| Part-time | 29.5% | ||
| Full-time | 70.5% | ||
| Minority | 14% | ||
| International | 3.1% | ||
| 2008–2009 annual average. | |||
Contact information
Telephone: 509.358.7500
Mailing address:
PO Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495
Shipping address:
412 E Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202
