Overview
Founded in 1863 as the first land-grant college, KSU is an internationally recognized, comprehensive research university with excellent academic programs carried out in a lively intellectual and cultural atmosphere.

In 1996, the University received the National Science Foundation's Recognition Award for the Integration of Research and Education. KSU was one of only ten universities selected.

Since 1974, KSU has ranked in the top 1 percent of all U.S. universities in the number of its graduates selected as Rhodes scholars.

The KSU graduate student population of more than 3,300 is made up of an almost equal number of men and women. Approximately one fourth of the population are international students from more than 100 countries. About two thirds of all graduate students are nontraditional (age 25 or older or married).

KSU graduates are highly sought after. They often receive multiple job offers, and many find employment well before graduation. They are leaders in public and private sectors, at government agencies, and at all levels of business and the private sector.

A sample of employers includes the National Institutes of Health, Argonne and Sandia National Labs, Nintendo, Merck, Pfizer, Cargill, Kellogg's, Hershey Foods, Anheuser-Busch, Motorola, AT&T Bell Labs, Texas Instruments, Rockwell International, and Sprint.

The Location and Community
KSU's picturesque 668-acre campus features many buildings of native limestone. KSU is centrally located in Manhattan (population 40,000), about 125 miles west of Kansas City. Manhattan has a new municipal airport, excellent schools, a daily newspaper, and numerous recreational facilities and cultural offerings. International festivals, Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, and Native American observances are held annually.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Kansas State University's (KSU) Graduate School offers advanced study in sixty-two master's degree programs, forty-three doctoral programs, and twenty-one certificate programs, with more than 3,300 graduate students enrolled. There is an increasing emphasis on innovative interdisciplinary programs.

Opportunities exist for research and scholarly activities in the areas of agriculture, architecture and design, biochemistry, business administration, education, engineering, food science, genetics, human ecology, humanities and fine arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and veterinary medicine. Examples of areas for graduate study and research include atomic physics, automated manufacturing, software engineering, space biology, infectious disease research, prairie ecology, rural sociology, wheat genetics, molecular biology, nutrition and public health, theater, cancer biology, materials science, industrial and organizational psychology, military history, high-energy physics, milling science, functional foods, food service, and human development.

The Graduate School requires 30 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree to obtain the master's degree, although some programs require more than 30 semester hours. Many programs require a substantial research project, although a nonthesis option is available in some programs, and in the professional programs, that option predominates.

Doctoral programs require 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree to obtain a Ph.D. and 94 semester hours beyond to obtain an Ed.D. Both programs include original research and a dissertation. Admission to candidacy requires the successful completion of the preliminary examinations.

The Division of Continuing Education offers many courses and degree programs through distance education, using a variety of delivery methods, including the World Wide Web, videotapes, audiotapes, Telenet 2, and other technologies. KSU offers the following through distance learning: the Adult and Continuing Education Master's Program (Kansas City, Fort Leavenworth, or Wichita), an Agribusiness Master's Degree, the Classroom Technology Specialty, the Educational Administration and Leadership Master's Program, Engineering Degree Programs, English as a Second Language Specialty in Elementary/Secondary Education Program, Food Science, Gerontology, Industrial/Organization Psychology, Personal Financial Planning, and Youth Development. Several graduate certificate programs are also offered through the Division of Continuing Education.

Postbaccalaureate certificates provide a means to recognize mastery in a specialized area or to supplement a graduate degree. KSU currently offers twenty-one certificate programs in a variety of areas.

Facilities & Resources
KSU ranks among the nation's top seventy public research universities, with a growing foundation of research infrastructure to support vigorous training in scholarly research. The campus contains numerous specialized centers of interdisciplinary focused research, and these provide graduate students with dynamic training in their disciplines. Students should consult the KSU Research Facilities and Centers Web page at http://www.ksu.edu/research/centers.htm for a partial listing of these centers.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition for Kansas residents ranges from $203 for 1 graduate credit hour per semester to $2690 for 12 credit hours. Nonresident tuition ranges from $524 for 1 graduate credit hour per semester to $6802 for 12 credit hours. Fees in addition to tuition include campus privilege fees that range from $67 to $298 and a technology tuition fee of $15 per credit hour. Some colleges have additional tuition surcharges and equipment fees.

Overall annual expenses, including living expenses, for a full-time student who completes 24 hours and is paying nonresident tuition, is about $29,285.

Financial Aid:
Nearly half of KSU graduate students receive some type of financial assistance, including university graduate fellowships, teaching and research assistantships, or other forms of university employment and loans. Full tuition waivers are given to graduate teaching assistants who receive at least a half-time appointment, and tuition reductions are available for graduate research assistants.

The KSU Office of Student Financial Assistance administers the federal assistance programs, work-study programs, and loans for which graduate students are eligible.

Housing/Living Expenses:
KSU has 432 apartment units for graduate students. Married couples with children and single parents have priority. One-bedroom apartments on a semester basis range from $319 to $334 per month, and two-bedroom apartments range from $377 to $392 per month. On a yearly basis in William's Place, one-bedroom apartments range from $481 to $578 per month, and two-bedroom apartments range from $502 to $578 per month.

How to Apply / Application
Students should request admission applications and supplementary program information directly from the department or program coordinator. The Graduate School forwards correspondence to the appropriate program.

U.S. citizens should have all application materials on file by February 1 to receive priority consideration for full admission and for consideration for fellowships or graduate assistantships for the following fall semester. International students should apply no later than nine months prior to the term in which they wish to enroll.

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