is to provide well rounded, applied experiences to Western undergraduate Exercise & Sport Science majors.
=== Rankings and recognition ===
U.S. News & World Report ranked Western in three categories for 2020: Regional Universities West, Top Performers in Social Mobility, and regional Top Public Schools.
Forbes designated Western Colorado University as one of the top 100 institutions in the West in 2017. Western has also appeared on Forbes lists in 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
Elevation Outdoors magazine named Western the "Top Adventure School in the West" for the third time in 2017.
=== Faculty ===
Of Western's 171 faculty members, 75% are full-time. The majority of faculty at Western also carry a terminal degree.
== Campus ==
=== University Center ===
The University Center is a primary center for student life at Western. It is home to the Rare Air Cafe and Mad Jack's Cafe dining facilities. It also houses several ballrooms and conference rooms, a movie theater, Wilderness Pursuits, LEAD & Orientation …
