Quick Facts
63K+
Books in Memorial Library
28
Acres on campus
30+
Fine arts performances annually
- KWU is 136 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: 12:1
- Average class size: 13
- Number of enrolled students: 859 (Fall 2023)
- Average number of new freshmen for past three years: 235
- 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
195
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: 82
- Percentage of full-time, undergraduate students who live on campus: 63.1%
- Percentage of students from Kansas: 45.5%
- Percentage of students from out-of-state: 55.5%
- Number of alumni on record with the alumni office: 13,770
- Amount invested in buildings over the past 10 years: $25 million
- Amount KWU invests in Salina community annually (economic impact): $46 million
- Population of Salina, Kansas: 46,550
