Wichita State University is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in six colleges. The university's graduate school offers 44 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Wichita State University also hosts classes at four satellite locations: WSU West in Maize, WSU South in Derby, and the WSU Downtown Center that houses the university's Center for Community Support & Research, the Department of Physician Assistant, and the Department of Physical Therapy. A quarter-mile northeast of campus, the Advanced Education in General Dentistry building, built in 2011, houses classrooms and a dental clinic.
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | September 11, 1895 |
| Parent institution | Kansas Board of Regents |
| Academic affiliation | APLU, HLC, Space-grant |
| Endowment | $270.5 million (2020) |
| Budget | $398.2 million (2020) |
| President | Rick Muma (interim) |
| Provost | Rick Muma |
| Academic staff | 520 |
| Students | 16,058 (Fall 2019) |
| Undergraduates | 11,206 (Fall 2019) |
| Postgraduates | 2,841 (Fall 2019) |
| Other students | 2,011 (Fall 2019) |
| Campus | Urban, 330 acres |
| Colors | Black and Shocker Yellow |
| Mascot | WuShock |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – The American |
About Wichita State University
State university offering more than 60 undergraduate degree programs and hosting classes at four satellite locations as well.
Achievement of Wichita State University
In 2014, the men's basketball team went unbeaten entering the NCAA tournament. The program made its first Final Four in 1965.
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Latest information about Wichita State University updated on July 28 2021.
