Colleges in Kansas: admission rates, test scores and cost

24 colleges in Kansas that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Kansas, most selective first
CollegeAdmission rateSAT middle 50%Average net priceGraduation rate
Sterling College48%Not reported$24,29739%
Barclay College51%Not reported$15,86456%
Central Christian College of Kansas53%Not reported$14,03632%
Friends University55%960–1090$26,38451%
Bethany College56%Not reported$28,53831%
Tabor College65%Not reported$19,03432%
Cleveland University-Kansas City69%Not reported$37,185100%
Kansas Wesleyan University72%Not reported$22,16542%
Newman University74%Not reported$17,43053%
Southwestern College76%Not reported$30,08639%
McPherson College77%960–1200$28,43143%
MidAmerica Nazarene University79%950–1090$30,94742%
Kansas State University82%1060–1260$18,210 in-state71%
Ottawa University-Ottawa83%750–1000$27,57226%
University of Saint Mary87%806–1028$20,88146%
Pittsburg State University89%Not reported$14,291 in-state48%
Fort Hays State University90%970–1140$16,333 in-state53%
Bethel College-North Newton94%Not reported$31,50350%
University of Kansas94%1070–1300$20,004 in-state70%
Wichita State University94%905–1240$10,307 in-state52%
Baker University94%Not reported$25,03855%
Emporia State University98%Not reported$14,364 in-state57%
Benedictine College98%1140–1380$24,68765%
Manhattan Christian College100%Not reported$27,50447%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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