Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State and K-State) is a publicly-owned research university that is land-granted and has its main campus located in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was founded as the state's land-grant university in 1863. It was the first institution of public higher education within the State of Kansas. It boasted a record-setting number of students enrolled at 24,766 during the fall 2014 semester.

The university is classified under "R1 Doctoral Universities with High research activity".Kansas State's academic programs are administered by nine colleges, which include the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Technology and Aviation located in Salina. Graduate degrees are offered in 65 master's degree programs as well as 45 Doctoral degrees. Branch campuses are located in Salina as well as Olathe. Salina is home to the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology campus that hosts the College of Technology and Aviation. Its Olathe Innovation Campus is home to an emphasis on graduate studies in bioenergy research animals, food safety, and plant science. and security

Kansas State University Campus

The campus that is the main one of Kansas State University in Manhattan is now spread across the area of 668 acres (2.70 km2). It is a historical campus and has more buildings that were constructed prior to 1910 than the other college in Kansas. Holtz Hall, built-in 1876, is among the oldest free-standing building on the campus. However, the oldest structure located on the campus is an initial part that was Seaton Hall, which now is Seaton Court, facing the courtyard of Hale Library and Eisenhower Hall. It was initially named the Industrial Workshop. This section of Seaton Hall is the oldest remaining building for education located on the Manhattan campus.

The most distinctive architectural element in The main architectural feature of the Manhattan campus is the use of limestone that is native to the area. This includes the iconic structure at Kansas State University, Anderson Hall, constructed in three phases between 1877 and 1885. Anderson Hall, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been home to the administration offices of the university for over 100 years. Dickens Hall was constructed in 1908 and is currently home to the department of statistics and philosophy. There were many historic buildings on the campus in 1986. Kansas State has also added more than two million of square feet (186,000 square meters) and new facilities on the campus, which includes an expanded library, a brand new art museum and the plant science building. Several of the campus buildings were severely destroyed by an EF4 tornado on the 11th of June in 2008. Damage estimates reached over $20 million. K-State has paid the deductible of $5 million for their insurance policy to fix all damage.

Since 2014 the main campus has undergone extensive renovations to accommodate changes in the infrastructure. The campus is also embracing an increased walking environment by closing many of the roads that are accessible to cars.

Kansas State University History

Kansas State University Kansas State University is an expansive, research-oriented land-grant university that serves students as well as the citizens of Kansas and across the nation and around the globe. Since its inception on the 18th of July, 1863, the institution has transformed into a contemporary university, with a commitment to quality programs and adapting to an evolving world and the hopes of a rapidly changing society.

Kansas State University Rankings

• #162 in National Universities by U.S. News and World Report, 2022

• #78 in Top Public Schools by U.S. News and World Report, 2022

• #392 in US College Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022

• #801-1000 in World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022

• #801-1000 in QS World University Rankings, 2022

Kansas State University Services

Services for housing

A total of 5,000 students make the campus their home. With ten residence halls, a large apartment community, one leadership/scholarship house for women and a house for honours students to choose from, we've got your housing needs covered.

ICT-related services

The purpose of Network and Telecommunications Services is to offer a secure, reliable, high-performance IT infrastructure for networking, computing and communications in a collaborative, proactive, focused, customer-driven, efficient manner to support the university's research, teaching and service goals.

Medical services

Kansas State University provides a wide range of medical insurance plans, which include prescription and dental. Through a partnership together with the State of Kansas, the State Employee Health Plan, also known as SEHP offers health insurance. There are a variety of medical plans for you to pick from, so you can satisfy the requirements of you or your entire family.

Kansas State University Student Life

Life on campus

Kansas State University is a four-campus system that is devoted to every part of the piece.

• Manhattan, The main campus of K-State, is located on "The Little Apple" and is thriving in its lively college-town vibe.

• It is located in The Kansas Bioscience Park. The Olathe campus serves as an easy way to connect the university's research strengths in Kansas Bioscience Park, the Greater Kansas City area and beyond.

• Polytechnic: This education environment is built around theory, research, and industry application. It is all in the confines of a campus that is within Salina, Kansas.

• K-State Global Campus is a campus that is not bound by borders, offering over 70 web-based courses to students across their entire lives regardless of where they live.

Sports facilities

• Sport clubs

Participate with other teams from other universities in team that is not on varsity—K-State hosts over 30 clubs, which include all kinds of dodgeball, from water polo.

• Intramural sports

You can play sports you like on campus without the stress of high school sports. K-State's Intramural Program hosts more than 60 individual or team sports, as well as dual and team. The competition is split into women's, men's, co-rec, and living group divisions.

• K-State athletics

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Kansas State University Education

More than 250 undergraduate majors and alternatives with 43 graduate certificates master's degree programs ranging from 73 to 39 doctoral degree programs 4 doctoral degree programs in education and a library that has won awards with exceptional research facilities, programs for internships and study abroad opportunities enable students to reach their goals in their career and academic pursuits.

Kansas State University Research

At Kansas State University, They consider research to be more than statistical and labs. It's about knowing the appropriate inquiries to make. Their highly skilled faculty conduct vital research at the university's over 90 centres of research. Furthermore, K-State will work hand-in-hand with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, which is also known as NBAF, which is currently being built at the university under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Our research initiatives bring in over $150 million each year, allowing us to be at the forefront of innovation in the fields of the global system of food production.

Kansas State University Programs

• The university offers a variety of undergraduate postgraduate, associate, postgraduate degrees, as well as other postgraduate and undergraduate certificate programs.

• Students from other countries can choose among more than 250 undergraduate academic majors and programs, as well as the 165 graduate degrees and certificates.

• The university offers a variety of undergraduate programs. The most popular undergraduate programs comprise Accounting, Aerospace Studies, MBA and many more.

• It provides graduate and postgraduate courses as well as programs that are mostly focused on business and science disciplines, and many more.

Kansas State University Scholarships

• K-State awarded over 42 million USD in the form of scholarships to students.
• There are general university scholarships/awards as well as additional scholarships.
• Some of the available awards/scholarships to international students are:

Kansas State University Accommodation

• The university offers rooms and board facilities in the Manhattan campus and the Polytechnic campus only. It also supports students for off-campus housing opportunities.
• It offers 10 residence halls on the Manhattan campus and 2 residence halls on the Polytechnic campus.
• More than 5,000 students live on campus in the residence halls and other options offered by the university.
• The residence halls have two communities that are Kramer community and the Derby Community and the room rates for both the communities differ.
• The basic amenities in every housing option include fully furnished bedrooms, studios, public kitchen, refrigerator, laundry rooms, TV, soundproof music rooms, computer logistics, lodges, social spaces, pool, etc.
• The housing rates for the University’s residence halls are: