Open House - Kansas State University Athletics

Welcome to K-State! Home of the Best Fan Experience in the Big 12!

K-State is truly a special place. Nestled in the Flint Hills, Manhattan is the #1 College Town in America and Home of the Best Fan Experience in the Big 12. It is home to a family environment filled with people who genuinely care. Other places may talk about it, but at K-State you don't have to be here long to experience it in action.

Manhattan is the fastest growing metro in the state of Kansas, and Riley County is among the top-20 nationally in economic growth. More high school seniors choose K-State than any other university in the state, and another record enrollment this year means K-State has the largest on-campus student body in Kansas.

Add it all up, and it’s a great time to be a Wildcat.

Explore the videos and links below to get an introduction to the various aspects of the K-State Family including our passionate purple fanbase, enthusiastic student section, beautiful campus, and the #1 College Town in America that surrounds it.

Welcome to K-State, there's nothing like it.

The Fans: Purple Pride

National Fanbase

At least one of the 10,000+ members of K-State Athletics’ Ahearn Fund can be found in all 50 states in the USA. K-State season ticket holders reside in 46 states. Everywhere you go, you’re in Wildcat country.

The Best Seats for Students in the Big 12

K-State Students

Join one of the largest student sections in the nation! Student Tickets Our unified student section located at midfield and midcourt has one of the best atmospheres you can find and is home to the #1 pregame tradition, the Wabash Cannonball!

Purchase of a student ticket is required to attend football and men’s basketball games. All other K-State home events are free with a Wildcat ID. View Student Pass info HERE.

The Most Popular University in Kansas

In the last 25 years, K-State has won more Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater and Udall scholarships than any other public university in the United States. K-State trails only 5 private institutions in top scholarship awards (Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, and Duke).

K-State is also the only research university in the country to have three national CASE/Carnegie professors of the year. All three are active teachers: Michael Wesch, 2008 national winner; Chris Sorensen, 2007 national winner; and Dean Zollman, 1996 national winner.

With such a reputation for excellence, it's no surprise that K-State's enrollment is the highest on-campus enrollment in the state.

More Kansas high school seniors choose K-State than any other university in the state. Every county in the state, every state in the nation, and countries around the world are represented by students attending K-State.

Among Kansas public universities, K-State has the highest percentage of freshmen who return their sophomore year because K-State continually strives to provide students the best undergraduate experience.

The #1 College Town in America

Manhattan was named by Men's Journal as one of the nation's " Top 50 Places to Live in the USA", and it is easy to see why.

Manhattan, nicknamed "The Little Apple", is a vibrant, multi-faceted community of 53,000 people. It is the fastest growing metro in Kansas, as Riley County is ranked among the top-20 counties in the nation for economic growth. Manhattan reflects the joys and opportunities of big-city living while retaining a friendly, open atmosphere.

Manhattan has many appealing places to shop, eat and socialize. Numerous award-winning local restaurants occupy the thriving downtown area, while Aggieville-- a district of shops and restaurants just beyond campus -- continues to be popular with students.

There are several beautiful parks and walking trails located throughout the city, while picturesque Tuttle Creek Reservoir sits just five miles from campus for seasonal swimming, water skiing and boating.

Add it all up, and you have what has been ranked as the #1 College Town in America.