Westfield State University is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, offering more than 100 undergraduate majors and concentrations and more than 30 graduate programs. Founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America, it is part of the Massachusetts public higher-education system and operates under a board of trustees appointed by the Governor. The university's 256-acre campus lies just west of Springfield in the Pioneer Valley region.