Kansas State University is a public land-grant research university in Manhattan, Kansas, with additional campuses in Salina and Olathe. It was founded on February 16, 1863, as Kansas State Agricultural College and is described as the first public institution of higher learning in Kansas and the first land-grant college created under the Morrill Act. Enrollment was about 21,200 in fall 2025, including roughly 16,600 undergraduates. K-State is classified as an R1 very high research activity university and competes in the Big 12 Conference as the Wildcats. It pioneered academic home economics for women in 1873, and research there contributed to the excimer laser that made LASIK possible. President Richard Linton leads the university.
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K-State admits freshmen on a GPA or test-score benchmark under Kansas Board of Regents rules. The university is test-optional, and applicants below the benchmark are still reviewed.
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Location
Anderson, Kansas, United States
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