Wichita State named No. 1 most affordable, LGBTQ-friendly school in Kansas
June 21, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
Adding to its myriad points of pride, Wichita State University has been named the
most affordable, LGBTQ-friendly college in the state.
Student Loan Hero, a company that helps student loan borrowers make well-informed
repayment decisions, took its statistics on the most affordable colleges and universities
and paired it with information from Campus Pride, which developed an Index to examine
LGBTQ acceptance on college campuses based on policies, administrative support, campus
community involvement and other factors.
For LGBTQ Pride Month, Student Loan Hero researchers culled colleges and universities
with a high Pride Index score and ranked these schools based on affordability, putting
Wichita State at number one in the state of Kansas and number 27 nationally.
“This is fantastic news to learn about our ranking,” said Alicia Sanchez, director
of Wichita State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “Wichita State strives to not
only be an inclusive campus but affordable for all of our students. A great example
of supporting our LGBTQ students is the Richard D. Muma and Rick A. Case Equality
Scholarship. Endowing a scholarship or giving to this scholarship fund are great ways
to continue the work of our office and the university.”
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
