Back جامعة كارولاين الغربية Arabic جامعة كارولاين الغربيه ARZ Заходне-Каралінскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Western Carolina University German Universitato Okcidenta Karolino Esperanto 웨스턴캐롤라이나 대학교 Korean Western Carolina University NB Западно-Каролинский университет Russian ویسٹرن کیرولائنا یونیورسٹی Urdu
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Former names | Cullowhee Academy (1889–1905) Cullowhee Normal & Industrial School (1905–1925) Cullowhee State Normal School (1925–1929) Western Carolina Teachers College (1929–1953) Western Carolina College (1953–1967) |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | August 5, 1889 |
| Founder | Robert Lee Madison |
Parent institution | University of North Carolina |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Endowment | $130 million (2022)[1] |
| Chancellor | Kelli R. Brown |
| Provost | Richard D. Starnes |
Academic staff | 548 Full-time and 228 Part-time (Spring 2023)[2] |
Administrative staff | 967[3] |
| Students | 11,877 (Spring 2023)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 10,145[5] |
| Postgraduates | 1,732[6] |
| Location | , , United States 35°18′35″N 83°11′00″W / 35.30972°N 83.18333°W |
| Campus | Distant town, 589 acres (2.38 km2) |
| Newspaper | The Western Carolinian |
| Colors | Purple and gold [7] |
| Nickname | Catamounts |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SoCon |
| Website | wcu.edu |
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Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.[8]
The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year universities in the UNC system, WCU was founded to educate the people of the western North Carolina mountains.[9] WCU provides an education to students from 48 states and 35 countries.[10] Enrollment for the Fall 2020 semester was 12,243 students.[11]
- ^ As of June 30, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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- ^ "2007 Fact Book and University Data" (PDF). WCU. 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "College Navigator - Western Carolina University".
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- ^ "College Navigator - Western Carolina University".
- ^ "Athletics Logos & Usage". Western Carolina University Athletic Guidelines (PDF). October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "University of North Carolina". August 23, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Western Carolina University". University of North Carolina. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "About WCU". Western Carolina University. 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.
- ^ "WCU reports record enrollment, retention". www.wcu.edu. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-09-24.