Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach 6,300 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students, and the university's assets include a $112 million endowment.
WU provides broadly-based liberal arts and professional education through more than 200 certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and juris doctor programs through the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Law, Business, Nursing and Applied Studies. The university is home to several honor and recognition societies. The most prestigious societies are the Sagamore Society for men and NONOSO for women.
Washburn University is consistently ranked among Midwestern universities as an independent public institution, rated 7th in the Midwest among public Master's level universities in 2010 by U.S. News and World Report. The University's endowment of $100M+ ranks it near the top among Master's degree institutions in endowment per student.
Washburn University men's athletic teams are known as the Ichabods (named for Ichabod Washburn) and the women's teams are called the Lady Blues. Washburn is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II.
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