Neither of the two Washington universities in the United States is in Washington, DC. Seattle, the largest city in Washington, is a famous coastal city in the western United States. Its English school name is Washington University. In order to distinguish it from another Washington University, it is hereinafter referred to as UW University. Another Washington University is located in St. Louis, the second largest city in Missouri, hereinafter referred to as WUSTL. The original official name of WUSTL was Washington University. Obviously, this school name is easily confused with Washington University. Therefore, in 1976, the school board decided to add "in St. Louis" to the official school name to better distinguish UW.

1. University of Washington (UW), founded in 186 1, is located in Seattle, a famous city on the west coast of the United States. Is a famous world-class research university, AAU and a member of the Pacific Rim University Alliance. Since 1974, the University of Washington has been ranked among the top three universities in the world in terms of huge scientific research funds every year, and enjoys a high reputation in the world academic circles. Washington University 20 18USNews World University Ranking10,20 18 Times World University Ranking 25th, 2018 Times World University Reputation 28th, 20 17 academic ranking of world universities 13. In 20 17, Tsinghua University zhishe academic circle ranked 6th in global university research influence; in 20 17, Reuters ranked 4th in global innovation university; in 20 18, CWUR ranked 9th in global university.

2. Since the establishment of the school 157, the University of Washington and its alumni have created countless major inventions that benefit all mankind: inventing hepatitis B vaccine, renal dialysis, mapping the human genome, revealing the mystery of life, and presiding over the design of the world's largest Boeing 747? , lunar orbiter and space shuttle Columbia, trained 1 1 space astronauts, invented the technology of ethylene synthetic rubber, participated in the research project of NASA's spacecraft exploring the moon, and developed the computer DOS operating system.

3. The University of Washington has 14 Nobel Prize winners, 1 Fields Prize winners and 2 Turing Prize winners, 167 members of the American Academy of Science and 252 American academicians, including: 85 academicians of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 76 academicians of the American National Academy of Sciences, 60 academicians of the American National Medical College and 29 academicians of the American National Academy of Engineering. There are 5 academicians of American Philosophy Society and 2 academicians of American National Management Society.