Western State Colorado University

Founded in 1901, Western State Colorado University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the rural setting of the small town of Gunnison (population range of 2,500-9,999 inhabitants), Colorado.

Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Higher Learning Commission, Western State Colorado University (WSCU) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 2,000-2,999 students) coeducational higher education institution.

Western State Colorado University (WSCU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the unit rank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 118 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades.

The admission rate range is 70-80% making this US higher education organization a somewhat selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.

In 1994, the school commissioned Santa Fe sculptors, Gene and Rebecca Tobey, to create a new work for the campus. The result was Pathfinder, a six-foot-tall bronze grizzly bear, which students have a custom of kissing for good luck during exams. A bronze bull elk titled Wind River stands out by the skate park, also a Tobey work of art, as well as inside Leslie J. Savage Library, a small buffalo titled Wandering Star is on display.