WSU Fast Facts: Student Life

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WSU’s largest residence hall—Shocker Hall—is centrally located and houses more than 700 students, a 400-seat dining hall and coffee shop.
Shocker Hall residents can choose to join a Living Learning Community, which brings students with similar academic goals and interests together as neighbors.
WSU is Kansas’ most racially and ethnically diverse college campus with Shockers coming from 110 countries. More than 40 percent are first-generation students.
350+ annual on-campus events
200+ student organizations
20+ Greek organizations
Free tickets to home athletics and fine arts events
WSU’s Student Activity Council packs each semester with fun and free ways to unwind after class.
The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC), at the heart of campus, is home to billiards, bowling, restaurants, a bank and other amenities.
Wichita State’s Food Truck Plaza features unique, local food truck cuisine five days a week.
Each semester is packed with time-honored traditions like Clash of the Colleges, Hippodrome, Shocktoberfest and Convocation—annual events full of competitions and fun.
WSU features highly active, semester-packed intramurals and club sporting events in everything from flag football to softball.
WSU’s location makes volunteering easy. Groups like the WuCrew bring like-minded Shockers together for worthy causes throughout the year.