Westfield State University is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America.
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Location
Westfield, MA, 01086-1630
42.132698, -72.796503
Accreditation
New England Commission on Higher Education
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