Western Washington University (Bellingham, Washington)

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For the ninth year in a row, Western Washington University is ranked second among public master's granting universities in the West, according to the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Only two public schools are ranked in the top 20 among master's granting universities in the western region, an area stretching from Texas to the Pacific. In the U.S. News ranking, which measures academic excellence, Western is tied for 18th place among comparable public and private schools in the West.

Western was ranked seventh on a nationwide list of the top academic and athletic colleges at the NCAA Division II level, the only top-10 ranked Division II school in the Northwest.

Western has long supported environmental stewardship and in 2005 was selected for a national Green Power Leadership Award. Presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Center for Resource Solutions, this award recognizes leading purchasers and suppliers of renewable energy.

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