Westfield State University

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Westfield State University

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Former names	Barre Normal School (1839–1844) Westfield Normal School (1844–1932) Westfield State Teachers College (1932–1960) Massachusetts State College at Westfield (1960–1967) Westfield State College (1967–2010)[1]
Type	Public university
Established	September 4, 1839; 184 years ago (1839-09-04)
Accreditation	NECHE
Endowment	$20,002,999 (2020)[2]
President	Linda Thompson[3]
Students	4,702[4] (fall 2022)
Undergraduates	4,630 (2020)[5]
Postgraduates	766 (2020)[5]
Location	Westfield , Massachusetts , United States 42°07′53″N 72°47′46″W / 42.131392°N 72.796005°W / 42.131392; -72.796005
Campus	Residential, 256 acres (104 ha)
Colors	Blue, White and Gold
Nickname	Owls
Affiliations	Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield
Mascot	Nestor
Website	westfield.ma.edu

Westfield State University (commonly known as Westfield State) is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America, without barrier to race, gender, or economic class.^[6]