Washburn University is a public university located in Topeka, Kansas, that has been providing quality education since 1865. With just over 7,000 students, we offer more than 200 academic programs across undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Our 160-acre campus features small class sizes with a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, ensuring personalized attention. What makes us different is our commitment to teaching excellence - 71% of our faculty hold doctorates, and no courses are taught by graduate teaching assistants.
As one of only three municipal universities in the country, Washburn is publicly funded but independently governed, allowing us to offer resident tuition rates to all undergraduate students regardless of their state of residence. We're nationally recognized for our low student debt upon graduation and ranked as the top public regional university in Kansas by U.S. News & World Report. Our motto 'Non nobis solum' (Not for ourselves alone) reflects our founding principle that education should be accessible to all people, regardless of background.