Kansas State University ranks as one of the nation’s “cutting-edge schools,” according to a guidebook that pinpoints today’s hottest majors and the innovative colleges that offer them. K-State was the only school in the Big 12 to make the cut in Kaplan Publishing’s.

Colleges: Arts and sciences; engineering; business administration; education; agriculture; human ecology; architecture, planning, and design; technology and aviation (K-State at Salina); and veterinary medicine.

Graduate study: The Graduate School offers 65 masters degrees, 45 doctoral degrees and 22 graduate certificates in multiple disciplines across campus.

Students: More than 23,000 from all 50 states and more than 90 countries.

Degrees: 250+ undergraduate majors and options are available.

Organizations: More than 450 student organizations and more than 20 club sports.

Sports: NCAA Division 1. Big 12 conference. Club sports range from softball to water skiing.

Financial aid: More than $175 million in scholarships, grants, loans, and work study is distributed each year.

Locations: The main campus is located in Manhattan, Kansas. The “Little Apple” is a classic college town with a zoo, a mall, 21 parks, and a recreation trail that circles the city. The College of Technology and Aviation is located in Salina, home to the Smoky Hill River Festival.