Athletics: Ten straight Big 12 titles. This single-handedly eclipses anything K-State has accomplished in the history of its athletic department. K-State's last Final Four appearance was 1964... KU's: 2012. K-State's last national title in a team sport - never.... KU's: 2013.
I am not surprised you think MBB trumps everything else. #GoodAtOneSport. As noted, K-State has a national title contending team in the most important sport in college athletics, and added conference champion teams in the other two just for fun. Yes, you have a very good MBB team. Keep your head up.
Academics: Highest ranked university in the state. Largest university in the state. Highest academic standards in the state. More professors and faculty members than any university in the state. More grad and undergrad programs than any other university in the state. Raised over a billion dollars for the Far Above campaign since '08.
If enrollment numbers continue at the same rate they have for the last 8 semesters at both schools, K-State will have a larger overall enrollment than KU within 4 years. Factually. KU Med is the only thing keeping KU out in front in enrollment figures currently. Yes, KU is highly ranked in several fields and has raised a lot of $ in the last 6 years. Keep your head up.
City: Lawrence is twice the size of Manhattan and has everything Manhattan wishes it had: diversity, culture, art, music, tradition, Mass Street, etc, etc. New buildings and lofts are going up all over the city. A study from lumosity showed that Lawrence has the highest collective IQ of any city in the state of Kansas. It is the home of Naismith, Hughes, and the wang burger.
Lawrence has 30K more people living there (Lawrence 89,512; Manhattan 56,069) Not twice the size. Manhattan metro area added nearly 10,000 people last year, Lawrence area added less than 2,000. That's nearly four times more growth. Yes, Luminosity results from online IQ tests reflected well for Lawrence. Keep your head up.
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