Wichita State University

Wichita State University

      public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Wichita, Kan., U.S. The university comprises the W. Frank Barton School of Business, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and colleges of Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, and Health Professions. In addition to undergraduate studies, Wichita State offers more than 40 master's degree programs, 3 educational specialist programs, and about 10 doctorate programs. The campus is home to the National Institute for Aviation Research and the first Marcussen pipe organ built in the United States. Total enrollment is approximately 17,000.

      The university was founded in 1895 by the Congregational church. It was then known as Fairmount College. In 1926 the city of Wichita took control of the college, which became the Municipal University of Wichita. It was the first municipal university west of the Mississippi River. The university became part of the Kansas Board of Regents system in 1964, and its name was changed to Wichita State University.

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