University of Washington

The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. Also known as Washington or UW (pronounced U Dub) and locally as The U, it is the largest university in the Pacific Northwest and one of the oldest public institutions of higher education on the West Coast of the United States. The university is made up of three campuses with its flagship campus in Seattle's University District, and upper division campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. The University of Washington has been coined as one of the "Public Ivies" - a public university that provides an "ivy league" collegiate experience.

Organization

The current president of the University of Washington is Dr. Mark Emmert, the former chancellor of Louisiana State University. Emmert took office as the University's 30th president on June 14, 2004.

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Mark Emmert - Louisiana State University - June 14 - 2004

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The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, themselves organized into various colleges and schools:

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Bachelor's - Master's - Doctoral

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• College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Business School
• School of Dentistry
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Forest Resources
• The Graduate School
• Information School
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
• School of Pharmacy
• Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
• Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
• School of Public Health and Community Medicine
• School of Social Work