change.
=== Principals/presidents ===
Samuel P. Newman (1839–1842)
Emerson Davis (1844–1846)
David S. Rowe (1846–1854)
William H. Wells (1854–1856)
John W. Dickinson (1856–1877)
Joseph G. Scott (1877–1887)
James C. Greenough (1887–1896)
Charles S. Chapin (1896–1901)
Charles Branch Wilson interim (1901)
Clarence A. Brodeur (1901–1925)
Charles Russell (1925–1938)
Edward Scanlon (1938–1961)
Frederick S. Conlin acting (1961)
Leonard J. Savignano (1961–1972)
Robert L. Randolph (1973–1978)
Francis J. Pilecki (1978–1986)
John Nevins interim (1986–1987)
Irving H. Buchen (1987–1988)
Randolph William Bromery interim (1988–1990)
Ronald Lee Applbaum (1990–1996)
William H. Lopes acting (1996–1997)
Frederick W. Woodward (1997–2003)
Vicky L. Carwein (2004–2006)
Barry Maloney interim (2006–2007)
Evan Dobelle (2007–2013)
Elizabeth Hall Preston interim (2013–2016)
Ramon S. Torrecilha (2016–2020)
Roy Saigo interim (2020–2022)
Linda Thompson (2022–present)
== Rankings ==
In 2013, WSU was ranked fourth nationally by US News …
