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I’m Ferrari St. Paul
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where we put you in university.

Today we’re here at
Wichita State University,

home of the Shockers.

Wichita State is located
in Wichita, Kansas,

the largest city in the state.

Wichita State University
features a beautiful

330 acre campus nestled
in the city and boasts one of

the nation’s best outdoor
sculpture collections,

state of the art research
facilities and athletic venues,

and even its own golf course.

Well one of the unique factors
I really liked about

this university was
the fact that it’s actually

in a larger city.

This is the largest
city in Kansas.

So we’re really the hub
for a lot of things,

for healthcare,
for music and fine arts,

for the aircraft industry,
for business and industry.

Wichita State enrolls
over 14,000 students,

more than 11,000 of which
are undergraduates.

The student body is about
56% female to 44% male,

with minority and international
students making up

about 25% of the population.

We have such a diverse bunch
at this campus that you don’t

have to be a single person.

Like, everybody really gets
along, you’re gonna get,

you have your
international students.

We have a lot of Wichita
students and surrounding

area students.

You have your people that
came from all over the U.S.

We have a lot of older
students that come.

We are a microcosm of the world.

Kansas students looking
for admission need to either

score a 21 on the ACTs or
a combined 980 on the SAT.

If they don't have
either of those things,

then we’re gonna look at
their high school transcript

and look at any of their
pre-college coursework.

Tuition runs about $3,800
per year for residents

and about $9,600
for non-residents.

Average room and board costs add
about another $5,860 per year.

WSU offers 120
different areas of study,

more than 60 graduate programs,
and 30 research centers.

Class sizes differ,
but you won’t find large

lecture halls on campus.

Many of the freshmen level
introduction courses

are actually capped
at 30 students.

There are approximately
14,000 students here,

but you don't feel
that you’re a number.

We do get to know them
on a very personal level.

Any time we ever need help
with anything or even just

future plans too, they’re
always willing to put in,

put into what we’re hopin’ for.

Some of Wichita State’s
most popular majors include

psychology, business
administration, accounting,

criminal justice, and nursing.

WSU’s College of Engineering
and its aerospace engineering

program are as well known
as the hands-on training

students receive on campus.

Wichita State, they offer a huge
cooperative education program,

which is pretty much like
getting a full engineering job

while you’re still in college.

There’s so many
different companies

that are located here in Wichita
that have a strong alumni base

that really wanna work with
our current students.

Such as Cessna,
Hawker Beechcraft,

and a lot of different
private aerospace firms.

If you’re hoping to become
and aerospace engineer,

WSU’s wind tunnel
will blow you away.

Students and Wichita companies
use this wind tunnel

to test out new products.

Wichita State University has
480 full time instructional

faculty members on campus,
and nearly 80% of them

have a PhD or their
terminal degree.

The university also has a low
17:1 student to faculty ratio.

I remember someone telling
me that they came into

a classroom situation
on the first day of class,

the faculty member
collected all of the IDs

of all the students
in the class,

he took them all,
he made copies of all of them,

he gave them back
at the end of class.

The next time they came
into class, he had memorized

everybody's name and was
able to contact those students

and interact with those
students one on one.

15 men’s and women’s
Shocker athletic teams compete

at the Division I level in the
Missouri Valley Conference.

The men’s basketball team
made it to the Sweet 16 in 2006

and the baseball team made it
to the Sweet 16 in 2007.

Here’s a shocking fun fact.

WSU students score free tickets
to school sporting events.

Shocker volleyball
and basketball teams

take the court here in
the Charles Koch Arena.

They compete at
the Division I level

in the Missouri Valley
Conference.

WSU has "suite" living options
on campus ranging from

traditional halls
to apartment style housing

for upper classmen.

Freshmen are required
to live on campus.

You know, I kind of came in
with all these different dorm--

you know, what the
stereotypical dorm life

is supposed to be like,
but all those misconceptions

were just destroyed
the first day I walked in.

It was, it was
a blast living there,

I met a lot of great students,
they’re all my age.

Wichita State has over
200 university recognized

student organizations,
and just in case you don’t see

one you like,
you can start your own.

Did you know that WSU’s
well known W. Frank Barton

School of Business
is ranked in the upper third

of U.S. business schools?

Or that the entrepreneurship
program is ranked

in the top 25 nationally?

Gather ‘round the good stuff.

You are looking
at the original Hut.

Two Wichita State alumni founded
Pizza Hut in the basement

of a frat house!

Talk about makin’
some serious dough!

That original Pizza Hut
has since been moved

to the WSU main campus as a sign
of its entrepreneurial heritage.

If you’re looking for a school
that offers a great education

with well known nationally
recognized programs,

be sure to check out
Wichita State University today.

Thanks for joining us
in Wichita, Kansas

on our tour of
Wichita State University.

I’m Ferrari St. Paul, buh-bye!