A multi-campus research institution, WSU offers a liberal arts education balanced with practical instruction in professional and technical fields at a university of national reputation. Students on the Pullman campus are provided strong career preparation and academic support programs in a small-town living environment conducive to academic achievement. WSU Spokane's focus in advanced studies and research provides an urban experience for its architecture students at the Inter-disciplinary Design Institute. 4,500 courses in liberal arts and technical fields are offered. With 92 percent of its teaching faculty holding Ph.D. degrees, WSU is internationally known for strength in research.
Students have extensive access to sophisticated mainframe and personal computing.
The main campus is in Pullman, a town of 24,000 nestled amoung the Palouse hills of southeastern Washington. It is located 75 miles south of Spokane and 285 miles from Seattle. The 600-acre campus atop College Hill is graced by 100 major buildings, both modern and traditional. The branch campus in Spokane is located downtown in the Inland Empire's largest city, providing students with architectural internship opportunities that take advantage of one of the many urban experiences. Financial Assistance Graduate Assistantships in the form of a stipend are available to qualified students for service to the School of Architecture.