OpenFieldWashburn · Topeka, Kansas, United States
Washburn University is a historic public municipal university founded in 1865 on a 160-acre campus in Topeka, the capital city of Kansas. Famous for the Washburn University School of Law—where landmark constitutional jurisprudence including Brown v. Board of Education was argued—Washburn is also celebrated for state-of-the-art forensic science at the KBI Forensic Science Center, nursing, and business.
Washburn comprises six academic units: the College of Arts and Sciences, Washburn University School of Law, School of Business, School of Nursing, School of Applied Studies, and the Washburn Institute of Technology. The campus hosts the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Forensic Science Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (minimum 2.5) and coursework. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.75–3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, two to three letters of recommendation, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
ABA-accredited law degree housed in the new Robert J. Dole Hall, featuring nationally celebrated centers in Trial Advocacy, Oil and Gas Mineral Law, and the Washburn Law Clinic in the state capital.
Housed inside the on-campus Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Forensic Science Center, offering direct lab experience in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), forensic toxicology, narcotics analysis, and trace microscopy.
CCNE-accredited practice doctorate preparing advanced practice registered nurses in primary care diagnostic management, psychiatric psychopharmacology, and healthcare systems leadership.
AACSB-accredited evening and hybrid MBA curriculum teaching investment valuation, managerial economics, supply chain resilience, and corporate strategy in the Topeka business hub.
Practical computing program teaching digital evidence recovery, mobile device forensics, database architecture, network defense systems, and full-stack software development.
Interdisciplinary master's leveraging the state capital political hub to train executives in strategic crisis communication, public affairs lobbying, organizational leadership, and social media analytics.
Professor & Chair of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Physics & KBI Center
Dr. Schmidt conducts forensic analytical research on chemical drug profiling, spectroscopic characterization of illicit designer drugs, and environmental heavy ...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Law & Director
Center for Excellence in Advocacy & Washburn School of Law
Dr. Jackson specializes in constitutional law, federal civil rights litigation, appellate courtroom procedure, and administrative law in state and federal court...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Dr. Mercader investigates evolutionary insect ecology, plant-herbivore chemical defense interactions, invasive pest spread dynamics in Great Plains agroecosyste...
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