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Here is a little bit about us\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are a vibrant community of nearly 24,000 students, including nearly 4,400 graduate students. Our campus is the most diverse in the UW System.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51ÁÔÆæ is competitively priced compared with other public research universities and costs significantly less than private colleges. 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