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K-STATE'S STELLAR COMPANY
K-State ranks first nationally among state universities in its total of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall scholars since 1986. Our students have won more than $2 million in those five competitions and have earned K-State a place among the nation's elite universities.
Rank among the 500 state universities
1. K-State: #1 in all-time Truman and Goldwater scholars; #2 in Rhodes scholars since 1986; #2 in Marshall scholars since 1986 (tied); #3 in all-time Udall scholars (tied)
2. Penn State
3. University of North Carolina
4. University of Kansas
5. Arizona State University
6. University of Virginia
7. University of Michigan
8. University of Illinois
9. Montana State University
10. University of Washington at Seattle
Rank among all 2,400 public and private universities
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4. Princeton
5. Duke
6. K-State
7. Brown
8. Chicago
9. Cornell
10. MIT
See the most up-to-date rankings and a list of student scholars since 1986 (PDF)
See the archive of all student scholars
Another banner year
The 2006-2007 school year produced an impressive list of student scholars:
- One Marshall scholar. K-State is tied for second among the nation’s state universities in Marshall scholars since 1986.
- One Truman scholar. K-State ranks first among the nation's 500 state universities in Truman scholars.
- Three Goldwater scholars. K-State ranks first among the nation’s state universities in Goldwater scholars. Only Princeton and Harvard have produced more winners.
- One Fulbright scholar. K-State has produced 44 Fulbright student scholars since 1975.
- Two Udall scholars. K-State is tied for third among all public colleges and tied for fifth overall in Udall scholars since the program began in 1996.
K-Staters also won these lesser-known—but also highly competitive—awards. This year's awards:
- Two Rotary scholarships. These scholarships provide $23,000 to study overseas.
- Two Gilman scholarships. These $5,000 awards pay for a semester or year of international study, and K-State has produced 17 winners since 2002.
- One Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship. A K-Stater was one of 60 winners of this $5,000 award.
- Three Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grants. These K-Staters will use the $1,000 award for study overseas.
- One Boren scholarship. K-State's winner will use the award, valued at up to $30,000, to study in China.
- Two National Science Foundation graduate fellowships. These awards pay $30,000 plus tuition for up to three years.
This webpage lists awards through August 2007.