Pittsburg State University
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| Motto | By doing, learn. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | March 6, 1903 |
| Affiliation | Kansas Board of Regents |
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Academic affiliation
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ASAIHL |
| Endowment | $71.22 million (2015) |
| President | Steven Scott |
| Provost | Lynette J. Olson |
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Academic staff
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301 |
| Students | 7,244 (fall 2015) |
| Location |
Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S. 37°23′29″N 94°42′09″W / 37.3913°N 94.7024°WCoordinates: 37°23′29″N 94°42′09″W / 37.3913°N 94.7024°W |
| Campus | Rural, 223 acres (0.90 km2) |
| Colors | Crimson and Gold |
| Nickname | Gorillas |
| Mascot | Gus the Gorilla |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – MIAA |
| Website | pittstate |
 
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Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,479 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal. Almost 89% of the students are Americans. Pitt State also has a 19:1 student-to-faculty ratio. It is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. Currently, it has an endowment of around $74,000,000. The student newspaper of Pittsburg State University is the Collegio.
Pittsburg State University was founded in 1903 as the Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School, originally a branch of the State Normal School of Emporia (now Emporia State University). In 1913, it became a full-fledged four-year institution as Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, or Pittsburg State for short. Over the next four decades, its mission was broadened beyond teacher training. To reflect this, in 1959 its name was changed again to Kansas State College of Pittsburg. It became Pittsburg State University on April 21, 1977.
Pittsburg State has had 11 leaders. The top leadership post was originally titled as "Principal" from 1903 to 1913. In 1913, the title was changed to "President."
Located in southeast Kansas, the 223-acre (0.90 km2) campus is also the home of the $30 million Kansas Technology Center, a state-of-the-art technology program in the largest academic building in Kansas.
In December 2014, the university opened the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. The Bicknell Center provides Pittsburg State University with its first true performance facility since 1978, when deterioration forced the closure of Carney Hall. In addition to the Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall, the facility also houses a 250-seat theater, a 2,000-square-foot art gallery, grand lobby, reception hall, and multi-use rehearsal space for large musical groups.
PSU also operates a satellite campus in the Kansas City Metro Area, the Kansas City Metro Center Campus, offering a variety of bachelor's and master's degrees. Two degrees are offered in Salina, Kansas on the campus of Salina Area Technical College.
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