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Kansas State University Founded in 1863 as the nation's first land grant college, Kansas State University is a nationally recognized comprehensive university with more than 200 undergraduate programs, 60 master's degree programs, and 40 doctoral programs. More than 20,000 students and 1,200 faculty members attend classed on the 668 -acre campus in central Manhattan. A satellite campus in Salina is the home of the College of Technology.


K-state offers degrees in nine colleges: Liberal Arts and Sciences; Agriculture; Engineering; Business; Education; Human Ecology; architecture, Planning, and Design ; Veterinary Medicine; and Technology.


The University's library system contains more than four million volumes, journals, and government publications and is capable of retrieving information from more than 200 databases.


K-State ranks first nationally among state universities in the number of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and Goldwater scholarships awarded in the past ten years.


Our Email: kstate@ksu.edu
Our Website:www.ksu.edu
To set up a campus Tour call 1-800-432-8270, or 785-532-6318

Come visit us in Manhattan, Kansas

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Carnegie Library

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Carnegie Library was built in 1904 with the help of a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. The building is located just to the west of the Courthouse and now houses the county attorney's office.

Manhattan, KS Carnegie Libraries

Pioneer Log Cabin

The pioneer museum was built in 1915 as a home and displays agricultural tool exhibits.

Manhattan, KS Museums

Wolf Butterfield House Museum

The Wolf Butterfield House served as a way station for the Butterfield Stage Line started by David Butterfield in 1865. The limestone house contained dining and sleeping faciltities as well as a tavern for stage line patrons.

Manhattan, KS Museums

Wareham Hotel

Harry P. Wareham moved with his family from Flush, Kansas in 1868, when he was two years old and when he was nine and his brother, William, was eleven, their father died. Mrs. Wareham, Sarah, established the Wareham Millinery Company, which she ran for many years.

Manhattan, KS Historic Hotels

Konza Prairie

In the heart of the Flint Hills, the 8,616-acre Konza Prairie is a rare opportunity to experience the Prairie as the pioneers did during their trek westward. Once a part of the Dewey Ranch, Chicago Industrialist C.P. Dewey acquired the prairie piece by piece during the last quarter of the 1800s. <

Manhattan, KS Nature Preserves

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