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Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.

Not to be confused with University of Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania State University.

Former names

Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School (1903–1913)
Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (1913–1959)
Kansas State College of Pittsburg (1959–1977)

"By doing, learn."
On seal: "Research, Instruction, Service"

Public university

March 6, 1903 (1903-03-06)[1]

Kansas Board of Regents

HLC

$74.6 million (2020)[2]

Dan Shipp

Howard W. Smith

301[3]

5,732 (Fall 2023)[4][5]

Pittsburg
,
Kansas
,
United States

37°23′29″N 94°42′09″W / 37.3913°N 94.7024°W / 37.3913; -94.7024

Distant town[6], 223 acres (0.90 km2)

Kansas City

The Collegio

Crimson and gold[7]
   

Gorillas

NCAA Division II – The MIAA

Gus the Gorilla

pittstate.edu

Russell S. Russ (1903–1911)

George E. Myers (1911–1913)

William A. Brandenburg (1913–1940)

O. P. Dellinger (1940–1941)

Rees H. Hughes (1941–1957)

Leonard H. Axe (1957–1965)

George F. Budd (1965–1977)

James Appleberry (1977–1983)

Donald W. Wilson (1983–1995)

John R. Darling (1995–1999)

Tom W. Bryant (1999–2009)

(2009–2022)

Steven A. Scott

(2022–present)

Dan Shipp

Student life[edit]

Greek organizations[edit]

Recognized fraternities and sororities at this university include:

College of Arts and Science

Kelce College of Business

College of Education

College of Technology

PSU is organized into the following schools and colleges:


The Kelce College of Business is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition, research institutes are located on campus such as the Business & Technology Institute and the Kansas Polymer Research Center,[15] housed in the newly completed Tyler Research Center.

Indonesian novelist[20][21]

Fira Basuki

wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills

John Brown

film actor (attended; did not graduate)

Gary Busey

former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives

Terry Calloway

offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos

Eldon Danenhauer

former NFL halfback, Green Bay Packers

Ralph Earhart

former head football coach of Texas A&M University (and former coach of Pittsburg State)

Dennis Franchione

bishop of the United Methodist Church

Eugene Maxwell Frank

current head football coach at Tulane University

Willie Fritz

former NFL longsnapper, Kansas City Chiefs and current Chiefs radio analyst (currently employed by Pittsburg State)

Kendall Gammon

Major League Baseball player and manager (Chicago White Sox)

Don Gutteridge

major general, U.S. Army, Commander of 1st U.S. Army East, Ft. Meade, Maryland, former commanding general of JTF Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Jay W. Hood

psychologist and researcher in dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

David P. Hurford

interim president of Emporia State in 1953; Director of Special Education for the Kansas State Department of Education, 1953–1957

John E. Jacobs

the first African-American woman to run a public relations company with national clients[22]

Inez Y. Kaiser

South African businessman

David Kan

Grammy-nominated Christian music artist; sold over 1 million albums

Jennifer Knapp

member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district

Jake LaTurner

Major League Baseball player

Sherm Lollar

football player

Aaron McConnell

former NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals), 1992 Harlon Hill Trophy winner

Ronald Moore

NFL punter, Buffalo Bills

Brian Moorman

head football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks

Sam Pittman

Chrysler, vice chairman and president

Jim Press

former football coach Webb City High School, most state titles in Missouri history

John Roderique

former Wal-Mart president and CEO

H. Lee Scott

ninth president of Pittsburg State University

Steven A. Scott

former president of Emporia State University

Michael Shonrock

U. S. representative

Joe Skubitz

first female United States Army helicopter pilot

Sally Stonecipher

writer who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for poetry

James Tate

lieutenant general, United States Marine Corps

Duane Thiessen

member of parliament, Bangladesh; minister of state for commerce, government of Bangladesh

Ahasanul Islam Titu

civil rights activist and plaintiff, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Lucinda Todd

president of Butler Community College for 17 years; served as interim president of Emporia State University in 2015

Jackie Vietti

novelist

Steve Weddle

executive director of Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden; former executive director of the Tulsa City-County Library System

Pat Woodrum

former NFL defensive back

Darryl Wren

biophysicist

Douglas Youvan

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Official website

Pitt State athletics website