Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 4,562 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.61
Economic access
Campus size
12% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 35% take some
Where first-years come from
1,196 first-time students
1.8% came from other states and 5.1% from abroad; 87% are from Kansas. Fewer from other states than at 87% of colleges.
- In-state (Kansas)87%
- Other states1.8%
- Abroad5.1%
- Not reported6.0%
Top home states
- Kansas(home state)87% 1,042
- Georgia0.8% 9
- Arizona0.3% 3
- Florida0.3% 3
- Missouri0.2% 2
From 9 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
500
new transfer students, 29% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 58% of colleges.
411 full-time, 89 part-time.
Going on to another college
26%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 468 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
16% of undergrads study part-time.
66% women
Another gender: 43 undergraduates (0.8%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 852 students.
Housing
Beds
852
About 19 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Christian
Greek life
Among first-years: 4.0% of men, 10% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Gamma-Nu
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 237
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Washburn University Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2017;Washburn University Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2018 entrants;Washburn University Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)