Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 10,780 undergrads, where 31% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.66
Economic access
Campus size
27% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 36% take some
Where first-years come from
1,871 first-time students
22% came from other states and 5.7% from abroad; 72% are from Kansas. Fewer from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (Kansas)72%
- Other states22%
- Abroad5.7%
Top home states
- Kansas(home state)72% 1,340
- Oklahoma6.7% 126
- Texas6.4% 120
- Missouri4.1% 76
- Colorado1.2% 22
From 30 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
1,298
new transfer students, 41% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 74% of colleges.
952 full-time, 346 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 869 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
19% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
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 1,396 students.
Housing
Beds
1,396
About 13 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
Up to 24 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · American Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the American Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army
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
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 3
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Pi-Theta (Wichita State)
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
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;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)