Motto | Lux sit |
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Motto in English | Let there be light[1] |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1990 |
Parent institution | University of Washington |
Chancellor | Sheila Edwards Lange |
Academic staff | 347 |
Administrative staff | 340 |
Students | 5,135[2] |
Undergraduates | 4,291 |
Postgraduates | 696 |
Location | , , United States 47°14′41″N 122°26′16″W / 47.2448°N 122.4378°W |
Campus | Urban |
Mascot | Hendrix the Husky |
Website | tacoma |
The University of Washington Tacoma (UW Tacoma) is a campus of the University of Washington and located in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is a public university. The UW Tacoma campus opened its first classrooms in repurposed warehouses in downtown Tacoma in 1990 and opened its permanent campus in 1997.[3]