Important things to consider
Attending a college or university outside of Kansas won’t cause you to lose your residency status
You are responsible for proving that you qualify for Kansas resident status.
Living in Kansas for six months before attending class at Washburn University is enough to establish your domicile. Other factors which reinforce your intent to live in Kansas include:
- Staying in Kansas, even while not in school
- Marrying a Kansas resident with a domicile in the state
- Relying on a job or sources of financial support within Kansas
- Having a former home within Kansas and maintaining significant connection wile away
- Owning a home in Kansas
- Registering to vote
- Renting or leasing a place to live
- Vehicle registration
- Paying Kansas income and/or property taxes
Criteria for Veterans and Active Duty Military
Thanks to the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, any veteran who lives in Kansas and enrolls in class within three years of discharge from active duty will be granted residency status. This also applies to a veteran’s spouse or child. Other qualifying factors for veterans include:
A spouse or child using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, who lives in Kansas, and enrolls within three years of the service member’s death in the line of duty.
Service members or their beneficiaries will need to complete the Military Residency Form and return it to the Student One Stop in Morgan Hall.
Criteria for Transfer Students
A student who transfers to Washburn University from another Kansas public college or university without interruption in enrollment (excluding the summer term) and who was a resident at the previous school will be granted residency status at Washburn University.