About K-State

Kansas State University earns raves as one of America’s “best value” public colleges: The Princeton Review ranks us as #5, and Consumers Digest rates us #16. Here’s a quick profile:

Quick facts

Undergraduate colleges: Arts and sciences; engineering; business administration; education; agriculture; human ecology; architecture, planning, and design; and technology and aviation (K-State at Salina).

Graduate study: The Graduate School and College of Veterinary Medicine offer graduate degrees.

Students: More than 23,000 from all 50 states and more than 90 countries.

Degrees: 200+ undergraduate majors and options are available. Grad students can choose from more than 100 master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs.

Organizations: More than 375 student organizations and more than 20 club sports.

Sports: NCAA Division 1. Big 12 conference. Club sports range from softball to water skiing.

Financial aid: More than $151 million in scholarships, grants, loans, and work study is distributed each year.

Locations: The main campus is located in Manhattan, Kansas. The “Little Apple,” with a population of 49,000, is a classic college town with a zoo, a mall, 21 parks, and a recreation trail that circles the city. The College of Technology and Aviation is located in Salina, home to the Smoky Hill River Festival.

Achievements

K-State ranks first nationally among state universities in its total of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall scholars since 1986. Our students have won more than $2 million in those five competitions and have earned K-State a place among the nation’s elite universities. Check out other achievements:

• Student scholars
• Accomplishments
• Rankings and awards
• Famous alumni

History

K-State got its start in 1858, when Bluemont Central College was founded and 53 students enrolled. Five years later K-State became the first college in America to be officially designated a land-grant school.

By 2004 K-State’s enrollment had grown to more than 23,000.

• K-State timeline
• Traditions
• K-State presidents and first ladies
• About Anderson Hall

Kids section

• Wallpapers for your computer
• Learn the history of Willie the Wildcat

Organization and goals

• Factbook of university statistics
• Mission statement
• Organizational chart
• Publications and Policies

Affiliations

Big 12

K-State is in the Big 12 Conference of collegiate athletics:

1. Baylor University
2. Iowa State University
3. Kansas State University
4. Oklahoma State University
5. Texas A & M University
6. Texas Tech University
7. University of Colorado at Boulder
8. University of Kansas-Lawrence
9. University of Missouri-Columbia
10. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11. University of Oklahoma
12. University of Texas at Austin

Kansas Regents institutions

The Kansas Board of Regents governs the state's six public universities:

1. Emporia State University
2. Fort Hays State University
3. Kansas State University, which includes the Salina campus
4. Pittsburg State University
5. University of Kansas, which also includes the KU Medical Center
6. Wichita State University

Peer universities

K-State's five official academic peers are determined by land-grant status, student population, and other factors:

1. Colorado State University
2. Iowa State University
3. North Carolina State University
4. Oklahoma State University
5. Oregon State University

Campus and community

K-State Manhattan Campus

• Photographic tour of main campus

Manhattan and Riley County

• Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
• City of Manhattan (government)

Salina and Saline County

• Salina Area Chamber of Commerce