there are many universities and colleges in the northeast. baker university is the oldest university in the state (created in 1858), and it is in baldwin city. benedictine college is in atchison. midamerica nazarene university is in olathe. ottawa university is in ottawa and overland park. kansas city kansas community college and ku medical center are in kansas city. the ku edwards campus is in overland park. lawrence has the university of kansas, the biggest public university in kansas. lawrence also has haskell indian nations university.