About us

Why Wichita State?

• WSU’s largest residence hall—Shocker Hall—is centrally located and houses more than 700 students, a 400-seat dining hall and coffee shop.
• Shocker Hall residents can choose to join a Living Learning Community, which brings students with similar academic goals and interests together as neighbors.
• WSU is Kansas’ most racially and ethnically diverse college campus with Shockers coming from 110 countries. More than 40 percent are first-generation students.
• 350+ annual on-campus events
• 200+ student organizations
• 20+ Greek organizations
• Free tickets to home athletics and fine arts events
• WSU’s Student Activity Council packs each semester with fun and free ways to unwind after class.
• The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC), at the heart of campus, is home to billiards, bowling, restaurants, a bank and other amenities. 
• Wichita State’s Food Truck Plaza features unique, local food truck cuisine five days a week.
• Each semester is packed with time-honored traditions like Clash of the Colleges, Hippodrome, Shocktoberfest and Convocation—annual events full of competitions and fun.
• WSU features highly active, semester-packed intramurals and club sporting events in everything from flag football to softball.
• WSU’s location makes volunteering easy. Groups like the WuCrew bring like-minded Shockers together for worthy causes throughout the year.