Editing Western Washington University (section)

===Rankings===
In the 2025 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|''U.S. News'' Best Colleges]] rankings, Western is ranked 18th in Regional Universities West and 9th of the region's public schools. After the Bothell and Tacoma campuses of the [[University of Washington]], Western is ranked third among this category's universities in the [[Pacific Northwest]]. The university is also ranked 13th in the region's Best Colleges for Veterans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Washington University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/western-washington-3802 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=U.S. News Best Colleges |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked Western number 52 nationally in their 2024 college guide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Master's University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/masters/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=[[Washington Monthly]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Recognition |url=https://www.wwu.edu/national-recognition |access-date=2025-01-21 |publisher=[[Western Washington University]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, the [[Peace Corps]] ranked Western the top all-time producer of [[Peace Corps volunteers]] among medium colleges and universities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2024 |title=PEACE CORPS ANNOUNCES 2024 RANKINGS OF TOP VOLUNTEER-PRODUCING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND GRADUATE SCHOOLS |url=https://www.peacecorps.gov/about-the-agency/media-center/news/peace-corps-announces-2024-rankings-of-top-volunteer-producing-colleges-universities-and-graduate-schools/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |publisher=[[Peace Corps]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Western is also a [[Fulbright Program]] Top Producing Institution,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Producing Institutions |url=https://www.fulbrightprogram.org/tpi/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website= |publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and is ranked third among master's universities for the number of [[research doctorate]] recipients among its baccalaureate graduates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2024 |title=Survey of Earned Doctorates 2023 |url=https://ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/earned-doctorates/2023#data |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=[[National Science Foundation]] |pages=Table 7-9}}</ref>

Western was ranked 155th among 328 participating institutions in the [[Sierra Club]]'s 2021 Cool Schools ranking of sustainable colleges and universities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Reilly |first=Katie |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Cool Schools 2021 Full Ranking |url=https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/cool-schools-2021/cool-schools-2021-full-ranking |access-date=2025-01-21 |publisher=[[Sierra Club]] |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, from 2020 through 2022, the university was recognized by the Great Colleges to Work For program, published by ModernThink and ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previously Recognized Institutions |url=https://greatcollegesprogram.com/recognition/previously-recognized-institutions/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Great Colleges To Work For |language=en-US}}</ref> Western remains a member of the FirstGen Forward Network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FirstGen Forward Network |url=https://firstgen.naspa.org/programs-and-services/first-scholars-network/firstgen-forward-network |access-date=2025-01-21 |publisher=FirstGen Forward |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Western Washington University's Fall 2023 First-Year Class is its Second Largest Ever |url=https://news.wwu.edu/western-washington-university-s-fall-2023-first-year-class-is-its-second-largest-ever |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=WWU News |publisher=[[Western Washington University]] |language=en}}</ref>