three universities are in wichita. the biggest is wichita state university (wsu). wsu has more than 14,000 students. it is the third-biggest university in kansas. wsu's main campus is in northeast wichita. they have other campuses around the wichita area. friends university is a private christian university. it has its main campus in west wichita. newman university is a private catholic university. it is also in west wichita.