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Washburn President reports enrollment gains, strong finances and Washburn Tech growth
Summary
Washburn University President Julianne Mazachek told the committee Washburn saw year-over-year enrollment gains (5.8%), record technical-campus enrollment, and that the university is not requesting enhancement funding this cycle while supporting full funding for Excel/CTE and the technical-college operating grant.
Julianne (Julie) Mazachek, president of Washburn University, told the House Higher Education Budget Committee that Washburn’s undergraduate enrollment rose 5.8% year over year and that Washburn Institute of Technology is experiencing record enrollment. She said 95% of Washburn students are Kansas residents and that Washburn Tech serves primarily Shawnee County.
Mazachek described Washburn’s revenue mix (tuition, state appropriations, federal and private funds) and emphasized the university’s financial-sustainability practices, including position reviews and targeted investments in financial staff and analytics. She said Washburn’s students graduate with relatively low debt and that philanthropic support is a significant revenue source for the institution.
On campus facilities and capital, Mazachek said Washburn has used prior cybersecurity and demolition funds to remove an aging campus building and has a Washburn Tech North facility scheduled to open in 2026 to help address program wait lists. She told the committee Washburn is not asking for new state enhancement funding for the university this year but supports tech-sector requests for operating and Excel/CTE funding.
Mazachek said the university will continue to serve Kansans and to do so “within the law” regarding recent legislation on in-state tuition for noncitizens; she noted the university does not have precise counts of undocumented students and committed to serve students as allowed under state law.
