University of Washington (UW, commonly pronounced UDub) was founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. UW is the largest university in the northwestern United States and one of the oldest public universities on the west coast. The university has three campuses, with its flagship campus in Seattle's University District and much smaller branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Its operating budget for fisc...
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University of Washington (UW, commonly pronounced UDub) was founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. UW is the largest university in the northwestern United States and one of the oldest public universities on the west coast. The university has three campuses, with its flagship campus in Seattle's University District and much smaller branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Its operating budget for fiscal year 2005 was $3.1 billion. The university is also considered a Public Ivy.
In 2008, the school placed 16th in the world's top universities, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The city of Seattle was one of several settlements in the mid to late 19th century vying for primacy in the newly formed Washington Territory. In 1854, territorial governor Isaac Stevens recommended the establishment of a university in Washington. Several prominent Seattle-area residents, chief among them Methodist preacher Daniel Bagley, saw the...
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