Wichita State University is a public institution that was founded in 1895. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 12,192, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 330 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Wichita State University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2.

Wichita State University (WSU) is located in the largest city in Kansas, in the southern part of the state. Students at Wichita State can choose from numerous undergraduate degrees in six academic colleges, and graduate students can earn degrees in the W. Frank Barton School of Business and in the schools of education and engineering, among other fields.