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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
(913} 532-6250 (800) 432-8270; FAX: (913) 532-639S
Kansas State University, established in 1863, is a land-grant institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in agriculture, arts and sciŽences, business, engineering, human ecology, architecture, education, veterinary medicine, and technology. There are 9 undergraduate schools and 1 graduate school. In addition to regional accreditation, K-State has baccalaureate program accreditation with AACSB, ABET, ACCE, AHEA, CSWE, FIDER, NAAB, NASM, NCATE, and NRPA. The 6 libraries contain 1,387,121 volumes, 2,431,674 microform items, and 19,802 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribe to 9093 periŽodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interli-brary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, an art gallery, a planetarium, radio and TV staŽtions, a nuclear reactor, a laser center, a cancer research center, and telecommunications satellite teaching. The 668-acre campus is in a subŽurban area 125 miles west of Kansas City. Including residence halls, there are 96 buildings.
Student Life: 84% of undergraduates are from Kansas. Others are from 50 states, 75 foreign countries, and Canada. 88% are white. 50% are Protestant; 25% Catholic; 24% claim no religious affiliation. The avŽerage age of freshmen is 18; all undergraduates, 21. 24% do not continŽue beyond their first year; 48% remain to graduate.
Housing: 4300 students can be accommodated in college housing, which includes single-sex and coed dormitories, on-campus apartments, off-campus apartments, married-student housing, fraternity houses, and sorority houses. In addition there are honors houses and special interest houses. On-campus housing is available on a first-come, first-served baŽsis. 79% of students commute. Ail students may keep cars.
Activities: 20% of men belong to 29 national fraternities; 19% of women belong to 16 national sororities. There are 340 groups on camŽpus, including art, band, cheerleading, chess, choir, chorale, chorus, computers, dance, drama, drill team, ethnic, film, gay, honors, internaŽtional, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, musical theater, newspaper, opera, orchestra, pep band, photography, political, profesŽsional, radio and TV, religious, social, social service, student governŽment, symphony, and yearbook. Popular campus events include K-State Open House, Winterfest, and Racial/Ethnic Harmony Week.
Sports: There are 7 intercollegiate sports for men and 8 for women, and 45 intramural sports for men and 45 for women. Facilities include indoor and outdoor tracks, baseball fields, basketball courts, a football stadium, and an indoor practice field. A multipurpose recreation facility is open 16 hours a day.
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Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS 67401-6196
(785) 827-5541, ext. 1285 (800) 874--1154, ext 1285; FAX: (785) 827-0927
Kansas Wesleyan, founded in 1886, is affiliated with the United Methodist church. The college offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education. Figures in the above capsule are approximate. There is 1 graduate school. The library contains 82,000 volumes, 33,505 microform items, and 984 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 421 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, radio station, greenhouse, and cadaver lab. The 25-acre campus Washburn University of Topeka
Topeka, KS 66621
(913) 231-1010; (800) 332-0391
Washburn University of Topeka, a public, primarily commuter institution established in 1865, offers programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, nursing, education, and technical and other career-oriented fields. There are 4 undergraduate and 3 graduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, Washburn has baccalaureate program accreditation with APTA, CAHEA, CSWE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE, and NLN. The 2 libraries contain 300,000 volumes and 100,000 microform items, and subscribe to 1800 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, Sterling College
Sterling, KS 67579
(316) 278-4275 (800) 346-1017; FAX: (316) 278-3890
Sterling College, established in 1887, is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering undergraduate curricula in 17 majors plus teacher preparation. The library contains 80,000 volumes, 50 microform items, and 3631 audiovisual forms/ CDs, and subscribes to 371 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog and database searching. Special learning faciliŽties include a learning resource center, a museum and a theater. The 43-acre campus is in a small town 70 miles northwest of Wichita. InŽcluding residence halls, there are 19 buildings.
Student Life: 62% of undergraduates Kansas Newman College
Wight, KS 67213
(516) 942-4231, ext 144 (800) 736-7585, ext.144; FAX; (316) 932-4983
Kansas Newman College, established in 1933, is a private, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to reŽgional accreditation, KNC has baccalaureate program accreditation with NLN. The library contains 85,000 volumes, and subscribes to 500 periŽodicals. Computerized library services include database searching. SpeŽcial learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, and TV station. The 53-acre campus is in an urban area. Including residence halls, there are 7 buildings.
Student Life: 90% of undergraduates are from Kansas. Others are from 19 states, Mcpherson College
McPherson. KS 6745C
(316) 241-0751; FAX; (316) 241-8443
McPherson College, founded in 1887 and affiliated with the Church of the Brethren, is a private, nonprofit institution offering undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education. The library contains 84,990 volumes, 329 microform items, and 3026 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 459 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog and interlibrary loans. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, TV station, and an automobile restoration center. The 23-acre campus is in a small town 60 miles north of Wichita. Including residence halls, there are 15 buildings.
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