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Kansas State University

Kansas State University
Kansas State University seal.svg
Motto Rule by Obeying Nature's Laws
Type Public, State, Flagship,Land-grant, Space Grant, University
Established February 16, 1863 (1863-02-16)
Affiliation Kansas Board of Regents
Academic affiliation
APLU, ASAIHL, AAC&U
Endowment $475.6 million (2016)
Budget $818.6 million
President Richard Myers
Provost April Mason
Academic staff
1,404
Students 23,779 (Fall 2016)
Location Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
39°11′30″N 96°34′51″W / 39.19167°N 96.58083°W / 39.19167; -96.58083Coordinates: 39°11′30″N 96°34′51″W / 39.19167°N 96.58083°W / 39.19167; -96.58083
Campus College town
Urban; 668 acres (2.70 km2)
Colors Royal purple     
Nickname Wildcats
Mascot Willie the Wildcat
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IBig 12
Website k-state.edu
Kansas State University wordmark.svg
University rankings
National
Forbes 348
U.S. News & World Report 135
Washington Monthly 190
Global
QS 701+
Times 501–600
U.S. News & World Report 340

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to Kansas State or K-State, is a public doctoral university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Kansas State was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 – the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Kansas. It had a record high enrollment of 24,766 students for the Fall 2014 semester.

Branch campuses are in Salina and Olathe. The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina is home to the College of Technology and Aviation. The Olathe Innovation Campus is the academic research presence within the Kansas Bioscience Park, where graduate students participate in research bioenergy, animal health, plant science and food safety and security.

The university is classified as a research university with highest research activity (R1) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Kansas State's academic offerings are administered through nine colleges, including the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Technology and Aviation in Salina. Graduate degrees offered include 65 master's degree programs and 45 doctoral degrees.

Kansas State University, originally named Kansas State Agricultural College, was founded in Manhattan on February 16, 1863, during the American Civil War, as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Act. The school was the first land-grant college created under the Morrill Act. K-State is the third-oldest school in the Big 12 Conference and the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state of Kansas.


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