TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Washburn University’s capital improvement plans now include a new $30 million residence hall and dining area.

The hall will offer 350 beds in apartment-like settings on the Topeka campus. It will also include a dining area for about 300 people.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 9 percent of undergraduate and graduate students live on campus and the university wants to increase that number.

The residence hall is expected to be ready for students in the 2016-17 academic year.

It is the latest in several capital improvement projects included in a new master plan, such as law school, recital hall, Welcome Center and indoor sports facility.

And a new Kansas Bureau of Investigation lab on the campus is expected to open next year.