Barton School of Business Fast Facts

  • Widest selection of business degrees in Kansas.
  • Home to the state’s first entrepreneurship program.
  • Holds dual accreditation, through AACSB International, in business and accounting—placing it in the top 1 percent of business schools worldwide to hold dual AACSB accreditation.
  • The only real estate program of its kind in the state of Kansas.
  • Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, a $60 million, 125,000-square-foot academic building on Wichita State University's Innovation Campus is the brand new home of the Barton School
  • Exclusive study-abroad connections in countries like Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, China, Spain and more.
  • Barton School internships and co-op placements range from Microsoft and Koch Industries to the Mayo Clinic and the White House.
  • Business students have the opportunity to join a variety of business-focused student organizations to connect and build community, such as Wichita State DECA, Barton International Group and a chapter of the American Marketing Association.
  • Students receive more than 1.1 million dollars in annual scholarships, including the prestigious $50,000 Clay Barton Scholarship, two $32,000 Fran Jabara entrepreneurship scholarships, and Koch scholarships valued from $30,000-$45,000.
  • The Koch Global Trading Center provides a state-of-the-art simulated training lab for future stockbrokers.