Quick Facts
63K+
Books in Memorial Library
28
Acres on campus
30+
Fine arts performances annually
- KWU is 135 years old. The university opened on September 15, 1886.
- Percentage of full-time students who receive financial aid: 98%
- Employment rates after graduation: 98%
- Acceptance rate: 60%
- Retention rate: 67.92%
- Size of campus: 28 acres
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 11:1
- Average class size: 13
- Number of enrolled students: 812
- Average number of new freshmen for past three years: 195
- Average number of graduates for past three years: 130
- Percentage of students who graduate in four years: 47%
- Number of departments: 18
- Degree areas: MBA, B.A., B.S.
- Number of books in Memorial Library: 63,750 (72,311 total items including books, e-books and media)
11:1
Student-to-teacher ratio
195
New freshmen each year
25
Varsity sports teams
- Number of fine arts performances per year: 30+
- Number of chapels/devotional areas on campus: 2
- Number of varsity teams: 25 (Men’s Volleyball, the 25th sport, will begin play in Spring 2022)
- Number of (team) KCAC Championships since 2004–05 season: 80
- Percentage of full-time, undergraduate students who live on campus: 62.8%
- Percentage of students from Kansas: 45%
- Percentage of students from out-of-state: 55%
- Number of alumni on record with the alumni office: 13,770
- Amount invested in buildings over the past 10 years: $22 million
- Amount KWU invests in Salina community annually: $40 million
- Population of Salina, Kansas: 46,550
