page_title: Washington State University Vancouver
hierarchical_section_title: Washington State University Vancouver
caption_attribution_description: Mt. St. Helens as seen from WSU Vancouver with students walking on campus path in foreground
context_page_description: Washington State University Vancouver also known as WSU Vancouver is a public research university and the second largest campus of Washington State University. WSU Vancouver is located on a 351-acre campus outside of Vancouver, Washington, approximately eight miles north of the Columbia River and 17 miles north of downtown Portland, Oregon. Degrees offered by WSU Vancouver are conferred by Washington State University. WSU is the only "Research I" institution in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Previously an undergraduate transfer college, WSU Vancouver expanded to a full four-year university in 2006.
context_section_description: Washington State University Vancouver also known as WSU Vancouver is a public research university and the second largest campus of Washington State University. WSU Vancouver is located on a 351-acre (1.42 km²) campus outside of  Vancouver, Washington, approximately eight miles (13 km) north of the Columbia River and 17 miles north of downtown Portland, Oregon.  Degrees offered by WSU Vancouver are conferred by Washington State University.  WSU is the only "Research I" (RU/VH) institution in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.  Previously an undergraduate transfer college, WSU Vancouver expanded to a full four-year university in 2006.
caption: WSU Vancouver in April 2016.
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