Washburn University is a public university in Topeka, Kansas. It was founded in February 1865 as Lincoln College, renamed Washburn College in 1868 after Ichabod Washburn pledged $25,000, became Washburn Municipal University in 1941, and took its present name in 1952. It enrolled 5,663 students in fall 2023, including 4,930 undergraduates. Its School of Law, formed in 1903, is among its best-known units, and the campus also includes Crane Observatory and the Mulvane Art Museum. The Ichabods compete in NCAA Division II, and the university oversees the nearby Washburn Institute of Technology (Washburn Tech). Washburn is notable among Kansas public universities for open-style admission: its catalog sets regular admission at a 2.00 high school GPA, and applicants below that can be admitted by exception through the Passport for Success or Ichabod Ignite programs.
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Washburn has broad access: a 2.00 high school GPA meets regular admission, with a support-program route for others.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
Location
1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, Kansas, United States
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