1701 South Broadway,
Pittsburg, KS 66762

Located just about two hours from the greater Kansas City area, Pittsburg State University offers a big-town university education with a small-town feel. The town of Pittsburg, Kansas has just 20,000 residents, many of them in some way connected to the college campus, making Pittsburg a truly "college town."

Pittsburg State University is renowned for it's College of Arts and Sciences, which boasts over 50 degree programs in that school, with minors offered in 14 departments, which allows students to further specialize in their area of study. Pittsburg State University also has three other schools: the College of business, the College of Education and the College of technology.

The College of business offers over 5 undergraduate degree programs and an MBA program. The College of Education offers over 15 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The College of Technology currently offers a variety of 2 and 4-year degree programs in a variety of disciplines, including automotive, engineering, graphics and imaging technologies. In 2008, the Princeton Review named Pittsburg State University a Best College in the Midwestern Region.

Six residence halls provide students living on campus with connections to the university's computer network; cable television; mini-refrigerator; phone with voice mail; standard dorm furniture and meal plans.

Pittsburg State University is a member of the NCAA and offers a wide variety of sports programs and scholarships. Students flock to see the Pitt State Gorillas play men's baseball, football and golf, as well as men's and women's basketball, cross country, track and field and women's volleyball.


Quick Facts:

Pittsburg State University is the only college in the country with a gorilla as a mascot. The gorilla was accepted as the official school mascot in 1925.

Pittsburg State University has a nationally recognized state of the art technology center with a top 10 percent ranking of student to computer ratio in the country.

Pittsburg State University has 38 GTE Academic All Americans - more than any other NCAA Division II institution this decade.

The university has over 100 clubs and activities including honor societies; academic and athletic clubs; and clubs celebrating ethnic heritage, including the Native American Student Association.

More than 105 years old, the Leonard Axe Library at Pittsburg State University includes over 320,000 book titles, with an additional 12,000 titles in its virtual collection. The library has access to 25,000 journal titles. The Government Documents Department has over 500,000 items in its collection.

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