Students are the first priority on the campus of Pittsburg State University. We strive to provide the best academic experience possible and help provide funds so more students are able to have an advanced education. Many PSU students are the first generation to attend college.

Our goal is to double the amount of scholarship dollars given out. We can do that through annual and endowed scholarships.

If Pittsburg State University is to recruit and retain faculty with outstanding academic credentials coupled with significant teaching, research and service experience, the University must look to private resources to enhance funding for faculty compensation, professional development and research, and service activities.

The Faculty of Distinction Program supports this need. Through this program, the state provides matching funds to earnings on endowments established to enable the universities to recruit and retain faculty of extraordinary qualifications.