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| Screen last updated on: November 1, 2008 |
| Year established: |
1889 |
| Type of school: |
university, public |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
18,303 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000) |
| Application fee: |
$30 |
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| Street address: |
Weber State University
3850 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-1103 |
| Mailing address: |
Weber State University
3850 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-1103 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
801 626-6000 |
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| Main homepage: |
weber.edu |
| Campus map: |
catsis.weber.edu/
weberstatemap/
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| SAT number: |
4941 |
| ACT number: |
4282 |
| FAFSA number: |
003680 |
| FICE number: |
3680 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Weber State University is a four-year institution of higher education located in Ogden, Utah. Its focus is upon providing undergraduate programs of the highest quality. WSU offers over 218 separate degrees/programs -- one of the largest and most comprehensive undergraduate program in the State of Utah. With a student body of over 18,000 drawn predominantly from the Wasatch Front, but also including students from 46 states and 40 foreign countries, WSU takes pride in its student-centered environment for learning and believes that quality undergraduate education is founded upon close associations between faculty and students.
Weber State University was founded in Ogden, Utah, as Weber Stake Academy on January 7, 1889, by the Weber Stake Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 1933 Utah Legislature established Weber College as a state junior college and placed it under the control of the Utah State Board of Education. Following World War II the college outgrew its downtown campus and moved to the present 400-acre site, spectacularly perched on the mountainside overlooking Ogden and the Great Salt Lake.
In 1959 the Utah Legislature authorized the addition of upper division courses, leading to award of the first baccalaureate degrees by Weber State College in 1964.
In 1990 the state legislature renamed the institution Weber State University, effective New Year's Day 1991, appropriately symbolizing its role as Utah's premier public, undergraduate university.
Weber State University provides learning opportunities appropriate to a comprehensive institution of higher education, welcoming participants from all regions, nations, and cultures.
The mission of the university is to meet the educational needs of Utah through roles assigned by the State Board of Regents in the liberal arts and sciences and a variety of vocations and professions. Primarily committed to quality undergraduate education, the university offers degree programs which include advanced professional preparation.
Weber State University responds to the changing global environment through innovative and conventional instruction, public service activities, and continuous improvement of its programs. To insure vitality for effective teaching and service, the university engages in scholarship, research, artistic expression, and other professional pursuits.
The university serves as a cultural center for its region and seeks to be a leader in addressing the particular needs of its diverse students, improving public education, and stimulating economic development through appropriate, learning-oriented partnerships with the community. |
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