Washington International University is an unaccredited institution of higher education founded in 1994 and currently incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. It describes itself as a \"university without borders\", serving clients from around the world via distance education. The university website states that WIU's graduates have come from 112 countries.
The name \"Washington International University\" is used in promotional materials for other unaccredited distance learning institutions. There are no known accredited institutions by this name, but at least four accredited Washington universities exist: the University of Washington, Washington State University, Washington University in St. Louis and George Washington University (see \"Similarity of names\" section, below).
