Westfield State University

     NicknameOwlsAffiliationsCooperating Colleges of Greater SpringfieldMascotNestorWebsitewestfield.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]

Academic rankings
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[7]	94

In 2013, WSU was ranked fourth nationally by US News in their Best Online Programs Honor Roll.^[8] WSU was also ranked first in the country for "Faculty Credentials & Training" and eleventh in "Student Services & Technology".^[8]

• George B. Cortelyou (1882) - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce, 1903–1904

• Nettie Stevens (1883) - discoverer of the X and Y chromosomes
• Eduardo C. Robreno (1967) - the first Cuban-American federal court judge
• Marsha Bemko (1977) - Executive Producer, Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
• Peter Laviolette (1986) - ice hockey player and coach
• Christopher Donelan (1987) - Sheriff of Franklin County
• Domenic Sarno (1993) - Mayor of Springfield
• Chris Caputo (2002) - Head Coach of the George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
• Todd M. Smola (2004) - Representative from Palmer
• John J. O'Connor - Artist with works in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art
• Alice Mary Dowd, American educator, author
• Geraldo Alicea - Former representative for the 6th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• William D. Mullins – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and baseball player^[9]

• Official website