About Kansas State University:

Established in 1863, Kansas State University (K-State) is a public research university and one of America’s first land-grant schools. The university considers itself a forerunner in research into global food systems. It is also credited with expertise on issues relating to Kansas itself (known as the K-State Research and Extension, an initiative supported by local and international partnerships). The main campus of K-State can be found in Manhattan, a ‘classic college town’ in northeastern Kansas with more than 52,000 residents. Known as ‘The Little Apple’, Manhattan, Kansas is home to the Konza Prairie Biological Station and Tuttle Creek State Park – a reservoir park offering golf, camping, swimming, archery and horse trails. It also has a campus in the city of Olathe, and its Polytechnic campus can be found in Salina, one of the largest wheat-producing areas in the world. The university has been ranked as one of the top 25 schools for sustainability by SaveOnEnergy.com and counts Erin Brockovich, the famed environmental activist (played by Julia Roberts in the 2000 biographical film), among its alumni. Acknowledged by the Princeton Review as one of America’s best colleges, K-State is home to more CASE/Carnegie Professors of the Year than any other public research university in the country. It welcomes over 24,300 students from all 50 states and 100 countries. In terms of financial aid, it distributes over $200 million in grants, scholarships and loans every year. Over 475 student organisations can be found at the university, along with a plethora of sports teams.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 335 403 369 345 370 352 343 368 402 410 423 459 446 463 501-550 551-600 551-600

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 57 71 76 70 40 82 87 82 90 98 104 108 119 132 132 145
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 451-500
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 451-500 451-500 451-500
Social Sciences 256 - 255 - 284 - - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 301-350 451-500 - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 39 40 45 43 46 46 41 51 49 38 62 59 69
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - 239
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environment / Ecology 211 186 198 254 246 250 293 262 284 - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 216 190 - - 218
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Physics 275 270 220 258 - 288 301-350 301-350 292 288 301-350 351-400 351-400
Plant & Animal Science 45 53 56 55 55 56 57 64 58 61 61 58 74
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 -
Space Science - - - - - - - - 226 244 - 232 292
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -