Colleges in Kansas
This page aggregates every Title IV–eligible college and university with a primary campus in Kansas, drawing from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS institutional reports, and de-identified IRS earnings linkage for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.
The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in Kansas as a single denominator — community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.
The most-recent Scorecard release is from September 2024. Tuition figures reflect institutional reports for the 2022–23 academic year and may differ from current-year prices. Earnings data has an inherent lag — the 10-year earnings horizon reflects students who enrolled approximately a decade prior to the data publication, as the IRS-matching process requires time to accumulate post-enrollment income.
Largest Colleges in Kansas by Enrollment
Highest Earnings 10-Year Median — Kansas
What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in Kansas
Kansas has 80 Title IV-participating postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal directory that captures every college eligible to award federal student aid. The ownership mix is 36 public institutions, 0 private nonprofits, and 0 private for-profit schools — a structural split that drives most of the tuition variation visible in the table below. Public institutions typically report substantially lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits often show higher sticker prices that are partially offset by institutional aid.
Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition across Kansas institutions is $14,865, and the average admission rate (weighted by institutions that report one) sits at 79.5%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.
Post-graduation outcomes tie cost to return. Graduates of Kansas colleges earn a mean of $44,115 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal aid applicants through the College Scorecard data file. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts every institution with reported IPEDS enrollment so prospective students can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side rather than relying on third-party rankings.
All Schools in Kansas
| School Name | City | Type | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 10yr Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | 21,217 | 93.5% | $61,945 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | 15,142 | 81.7% | $57,262 |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public | 11,332 | — | $45,387 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | Public | 10,780 | 94.0% | $51,532 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public | 9,733 | 90.3% | $48,928 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | Public | 5,104 | — | $41,206 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | 4,562 | — | $49,774 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | 4,210 | 89.4% | $50,579 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | 3,319 | — | $40,795 |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | Public | 3,039 | — | $43,470 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | Public | 2,828 | — | $38,679 |
| Barton County Community College | Great Bend | Public | 2,455 | — | $40,428 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | Private Nonprofit | 2,272 | 98.1% | $53,175 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | Public | 2,239 | 97.7% | $47,601 |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | Public | 1,543 | — | $37,723 |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | Public | 1,474 | — | $41,704 |
| Highland Community College | Highland | Public | 1,279 | — | $41,291 |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | Public | 1,166 | — | $41,445 |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | Public | 1,106 | — | $45,427 |
| Baker University | Baldwin City | Private Nonprofit | 1,100 | 94.2% | $63,855 |
| Friends University | Wichita | Private Nonprofit | 1,048 | 55.2% | $52,113 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | Private Nonprofit | 983 | 78.8% | $62,972 |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence | Public | 978 | 90.4% | $37,043 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | Private Nonprofit | 956 | 71.9% | $51,152 |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth | Private Nonprofit | 925 | 86.6% | $59,483 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | Private Nonprofit | 924 | 75.5% | $55,646 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | Private Nonprofit | 872 | 76.8% | $52,084 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | Ottawa | Private Nonprofit | 870 | 83.0% | $55,552 |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | Public | 862 | — | $45,966 |
| Newman University | Wichita | Private Nonprofit | 851 | 74.0% | $55,041 |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | Public | 850 | — | $35,246 |
| Colby Community College | Colby | Public | 838 | — | $41,889 |
| Allen County Community College | Iola | Public | 810 | — | $40,059 |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | Public | 801 | — | $37,818 |
| Wichita Technical Institute | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 778 | — | $34,101 |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | Public | 762 | — | $39,883 |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | Public | 693 | — | $37,213 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | Public | 615 | — | $49,774 |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | Public | 579 | — | $51,892 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | Private Nonprofit | 569 | 56.0% | $49,694 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | Private Nonprofit | 538 | 48.2% | $45,846 |
| Bethel College-North Newton | North Newton | Private Nonprofit | 504 | 93.5% | $49,898 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | Private Nonprofit | 494 | 64.6% | $54,058 |
| Independence Community College | Independence | Public | 486 | — | $34,941 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central | Beloit | Public | 441 | — | $46,928 |
| Donnelly College | Kansas City | Private Nonprofit | 395 | — | $35,715 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | Private Nonprofit | 380 | 52.7% | $44,468 |
| Hesston College | Hesston | Private Nonprofit | 372 | — | $47,495 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas | Topeka | Private For-Profit | 359 | — | $39,080 |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Public | 352 | — | $47,007 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | Public | 342 | — | $51,864 |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | Public | 330 | — | $42,175 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | Public | 315 | — | $38,616 |
| Crave Beauty Academy | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 303 | — | $26,589 |
| Ottawa University-Online | Overland Park | Private Nonprofit | 259 | — | $55,552 |
| Z Hair Academy | Overland Park | Private For-Profit | 235 | 100.0% | $27,346 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 233 | — | $61,480 |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private Nonprofit | 219 | — | $55,552 |
| Bellus Academy | Manhattan | Private For-Profit | 209 | — | $25,223 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park | Overland Park | Private For-Profit | 179 | — | — |
| Barclay College | Haviland | Private Nonprofit | 168 | 51.0% | $36,355 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 163 | — | $31,553 |
| Eric Fisher Academy | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 161 | — | $32,858 |
| Manhattan Christian College | Manhattan | Private Nonprofit | 146 | 100.0% | $48,860 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | Private Nonprofit | 143 | — | — |
| Old Town Barber College | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 97 | — | $21,295 |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private Nonprofit | 95 | 69.2% | $52,304 |
| Mitsu Sato Hair Academy | Overland Park | Private For-Profit | 85 | — | — |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Hays | Private For-Profit | 83 | — | $23,712 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita | Wichita | Private For-Profit | 58 | — | $29,839 |
| Heartland Welding Academy | Andover | Private For-Profit | 47 | — | — |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Salina | Private For-Profit | 46 | — | $23,712 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence | Lawrence | Private For-Profit | 37 | — | $29,839 |
| Sami Halaseh Institute | Andover | Private For-Profit | 30 | — | — |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Kansas Health Science University | Wichita | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Baker University School of Nursing | Topeka | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $63,855 |
| Coffeyville Technical Campus | Coffeyville | Public | — | — | $35,246 |
| Columbus Technical Campus | Columbus | Public | — | — | $35,246 |
| Rasmussen University - Overland Park | Overland Park | Private For-Profit | — | — | $39,080 |
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About This Data
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS institutional characteristics files. Enrollment, admissions, and earnings figures are the most recently available. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for students who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants.
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