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Kansas State University

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Manhattan, United States
601–800th in World University Rankings 2025
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Established in 1863, Kansas State University (K-State) is a public research institution and the nation’s first land-grant university.

The university considers itself a forerunner in research into global food systems. It is also credited with expertise on issues relating to Kansas itself (known as the K-State Research and Extension, an initiative supported by local and international partnerships).

The main campus of K-State can be found in Manhattan, a ‘classic college town’ in northeastern Kansas with more than 52,000 residents.

Known as ‘The Little Apple’, Manhattan, Kansas is home to the Konza Prairie Biological Station and Tuttle Creek State Park – a reservoir park offering golf, camping, swimming, archery and horse trails.

It also has a campus in the city of Olathe, and its Polytechnic campus can be found in Salina, one of the largest wheat-producing areas in the world. The K-State Global Campus serves distance students.

The university has been ranked as one of the top 25 schools for sustainability by SaveOnEnergy.com and counts Eric Stonestreet, a star of ABC’s “Modern Family,” among its alumni.

Acknowledged by the Princeton Review as one of America’s best colleges, K-State is home to more national prestigious scholarship winners than any other public research university in the country.

It welcomes over 22,000 students from all 50 states and 100 countries. In terms of financial aid, it distributes over $286 million in grants, scholarships and loans every year.

Over 475 student organizations can be found at the university, along with a plethora of sports teams.

The university’s official sports mascot is Willie the Wildcat. At athletic events, students take part in what is known as The Wabash Cannonball – a dance routine symbolic of Wildcat unity and dating back to 1968, when a fire on campus destroyed all the marching band’s sheet music with the exception of the folk song Wabash Cannonball.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Kansas State University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
54 F : 46 M (1)
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International student percentage
5% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
13.9 (1)
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Student total
18732 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Kansas State University

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Life Sciences301–400th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Education401–500th

  • Education

Arts and Humanities601+

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics601–800th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Clinical and Health501–600th

  • Other Health

Computer Science501–600th

  • Computer Science

Engineering601–800th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences601–800th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Psychology301–400th

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences301–400th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics