Quick Facts
63K+
Books in Memorial Library
28
Acres on campus
30+
Fine arts performances annually
- KWU is 137 years old. The university opened on September 15, 1886.
- Percentage of full-time students who receive financial aid: 99%
- Employment rates after graduation: 98%
- Size of campus: 28 acres
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 14:1
- Average class size: 12
- Number of enrolled students: 952 (Fall 2023)
- Average number of new freshmen for past three years: 251
- Average number of graduates for past three years: 144
- Graduation rate: 32%
- Number of departments: 18
- Degree areas: MBA, B.A., B.S.
12:1
Student-to-teacher ratio
264
New freshmen each year
25
Varsity sports teams
- Number of fine arts performances per year: 25+
- Number of chapels/devotional areas on campus: 2
- Number of varsity teams: 25
- Number of (team) KCAC Championships since 2004–05 season: 85
- Percentage of full-time, undergraduate students who live on campus: 59.7%
- Percentage of students from Kansas: 43.7%
- Percentage of students from out-of-state: 56.3%
- Number of alumni on record with the alumni office: 13,770
- Amount invested in buildings over the past 10 years: $32 million
- Amount KWU invests in Salina community annually (economic impact): $46 million
- Population of Salina, Kansas: 46,550
