With a proud heritage as the nation’s first operating land-grant institution, Kansas State University is internationally recognized for excellence in research, undergraduate and graduate education, extension, and outreach. The mission of Kansas State University is to foster excellent teaching, research, scholarly and creative activities, discovery, extension and service that develop a highly skilled and educated citizenry necessary to advancing the well-being of Kansas, the nation, and the international community.

The university, often referred to as K-State, has a total student enrollment of more than 24,000 across nine colleges. It is comprised of the main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, the Polytechnic Campus in Salina, Kansas, which provides a small campus atmosphere with a professional learning environment, and the Olathe Campus, which is the academic research presence within the Kansas Bioscience Park.

K-State’s Global Campus, which has no physical boundaries, brings educational opportunities to lifetime learners through online degree programs, professional development conferences, workshops and enrichment programs. Additionally, K-State has an extensive network of international partners in Europe, Africa and Australia.