Weber State University

Weber State University

      public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Ogden, Utah, U.S. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. Its 400-acre (162-hectare) campus overlooks Ogden and the Great Salt Lake from a foothill of the Wasatch Range. The university comprises the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics and colleges of Arts and Humanities, Applied Science and Technology, Education, Health Professions, Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition to its primary focus on undergraduate studies, Weber State offers master's degree programs in accounting, business administration, criminal justice, and education. Research facilities include the Center for Aerospace Technology and the Center for Chemical Technology. Total enrollment is approximately 16,000.

      The university was established in Utah Territory in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It was then operated by members of the Mormon church. In 1916 it became a normal (teacher-training) college. When the college came under state control in 1933, it was a two-year institution known as Weber College. In 1964 it awarded its first bachelor's degrees. Weber State became a university in 1991.

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