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The University of Washington

<p>Established in downtown Seattle a decade after the city's founding, the university was created to aid in the economic development and urbanization of Seattle. Its two other campuses are located in Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with over 26 university libraries, the UW Tower office building, art centers, museums, lecture halls, laboratories, sport stadiums and conference centers. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 46,000, UW is the second largest university in the Western United States.</p> <p>Situated in Seattle's University District above the Montlake Cut, UW's 703-acre main campus is in the urban Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest. The university functions on a quarter system, operating year-round on four ten-week academic terms. UW is known for its research in medicine and science and its competitive computer science and engineering programs. Its 22 varsity sports teams compete as the Huskies in the Pac-12 Conference conference of the NCAA Division I.</p>

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