| Kansas Board of Regents | |
| Purpose: | educational oversight |
| Headquarters: | 1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 520 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Membership: | 32 public institutions |
| Leader Title: | President & CEO |
| Leader Name: | Blake Flanders |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman |
| Leader Name2: | Jon Rolph |
The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the list of colleges and universities for details on the individual schools.
The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the Governor of Kansas. Each Board Member also serves on various committees that address higher education issues.[1]
The Kansas Board of Regents oversees 33 institutions, one of which is an independent municipal university.[2]
| Institution | Location (main campus) | Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2022)[3] | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia State University | Emporia | 1863 | 1925 | 3,943 | Ken Hush | |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | 1902 | 7,973 | Tisa Mason | ||
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | 1863 | 15,639 | Richard Linton | ||
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | 1903 | 4,999 | Dan Shipp | ||
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1865 | 20,642 | Doug Girod | ||
| University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas City | 2,802 | ||||
| Wichita State University | Wichita | 1895 | 1964 | 11,784 | Richard Muma | |
| Total enrollment (2022) | 67,782 | |||||
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2022) | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University | Topeka | 1865 | 1999 | 4,068 | JuliAnn Mazachek | |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | 1964 (merged with Washburn in 2008) | 959 | ||||
| Total enrollment (2022) | 5,027 | |||||
Scott Rothschild & Ben Unglesbee, "New social media policy is broad, vague, and ‘chilling’" Lawrence Journal-World, December 19, 2013.
"Kansas Board of Regents social media rules imperil free speech," Kansas City Star, December 20, 2013.