Washington State University is a public research university in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the northwest United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is a land-grant university with programs in chemical engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, neuroscience, food science, plant science, mathematics, business, architecture, and communications. It is ranked in the top 140 universities in America with high research activity, as determined by U.S. News & World Report. With an