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Former names | Lincoln College (1865–1868) Washburn College (1868–1941) Washburn Municipal University (1941–1952)[1] |
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Motto | Non Nobis Solum (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Not for Ourselves Alone" |
Type | Public university |
Established | February 6, 1865[2] |
Accreditation | HLC |
Endowment | $155.3 million (2020)[3] |
President | JuliAnn Mazachek |
Provost | John Fritch |
Academic staff | 1,000 |
Students | 5,663 (Fall 2023)[4] |
Location | , Kansas , United States 39°02′02″N 95°41′56″W / 39.033786°N 95.698975°W |
Campus | Midsize city[5], 160 acres (0.65 km2) |
Newspaper | Washburn Review |
Colors | Yale blue and white[6] |
Nickname | Ichabods |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – The MIAA |
Mascot | The Ichabod |
Website | washburn.edu |
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Washburn University (WU), formally Washburn University of Topeka, is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and nearly 800 graduate students. The university's assets include a $158 million endowment. As of 2008, Washburn also took over overseeing the technical school in the area, Washburn Tech.