About Wichita State University

This is the place where anything is possible. Where collaboration and innovative ideas shape the future, and entrepreneurship is in our bones. If you have the creativity, passion and insight to help us build a brighter future for our city, state and world—this is the place where you belong.

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Exploding Growth

WSU has a long tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship that spurs the economy and serves the needs of the local community. See how our latest big, audacious plans — which have doubled the size of campus in just a handful of years — are working to build a better future for our students, the state of Kansas and the world.

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Our Location

Wichita State University is located in the heart of the midwest in the largest city in the state of Kansas. Our beautiful 330-acre campus is situated on the crest of a hill with a view of downtown Wichita, 5 miles to the southwest. We'd love to have you visit us! You can get driving directions to any point on campus using our Interactive Map.

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See Our Progress

If you attended Wichita State in the 2000s, chances are you wouldn't recognize the campus today. Beginning in 2012, a new mission and vision led to rapid expansion, with dozens of new buildings and renovation projects, new housing and campus life initiatives, and public-private partnerships with a growing list of businesses to support our firm commitment to applied learning, innovation, creativity and research.

Best of all, we're just getting started.

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Feel at Home in Wichita

As Kansas' largest city, Wichita is the commercial, financial, medical, cultural and entertainment hub for the state. Our home is one of the most affordable cities in the country—providing a high quality of life at a low cost. As a resident, you'll enjoy access to huge annual festivals, parks, world-class dining and a thriving arts scene.

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Discover WSU

Year round, there's so much to do on the Wichita State campus -- from music, theater and dance performances to world-class museums to the heart-pounding excitement of Shocker athletics. Now, with the establishment of Braeburn Square and the development of community-facing resources like GoCreate, we have even more attractions for the Wichita community at large.

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Why Wichita State?

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The most affordable research university in Kansas.