| Number of Schools | 88 schools |
|---|---|
| By Types | 34 public, 54 private |
| By Levels | 43 four(4) years 32 two but less than four years 13 less than two(2) years |
| By Categories | 3 National Universities 1 Liberal Arts Colleges 32 Community Colleges |
| Tuition & fees | |
| Undergraduate | $5,465 Kansas residents $15,137 out-of-state |
| Graduate | $8,703 Kansas residents $12,290 out-of-state |
| Average Financial Aid | $7,978 |
| Student Population | 196,758 |
| Undergraduate | 167,701 |
| Graduate | 29,057 |
| Acceptance Rate | 76.69% |
| Test Scores | 983 SAT, 21 AVG |
| Students to Faculty Ratio | 12.44 to 1 |
| Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS | $30,864 | $17,945 | 1,671 | 58% | 506 SAT 21 ACT |
12 to 1 |
| 2 | Pittsburg State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsPittsburg, KS | $19,088 ($7,744) |
$7,608 | 6,398 | 94% | 1,051 SAT 21 ACT |
16 to 1 |
| 3 | Baker UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaldwin City, KS | $31,700 | $17,871 | 2,279 | 99% | 1,050 SAT 21 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| 4 | University of KansasPublic, 4 yearsLawrence, KS | $28,034 ($11,166) |
$9,825 | 26,744 | 92% | 1,210 SAT 25 ACT |
17 to 1 |
| 5 | Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWinfield, KS | $34,900 | $16,509 | 1,413 | 69% | 1,015 SAT 19 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| 6 | MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsOlathe, KS | $33,840 | $18,319 | 1,636 | 65% | 905 SAT 20 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| 7 | Newman UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS | $34,460 | $21,105 | 2,053 | 72% | 1,088 SAT 21 ACT |
12 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Saint MaryPrivate, 4 yearsLeavenworth, KS | $31,630 | $18,791 | 1,229 | 81% | 965 SAT 20 ACT |
13 to 1 |
| 9 | Emporia State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsEmporia, KS | $14,918 ($7,001) |
$6,411 | 5,828 | 88% | 1,003 SAT 22 ACT |
17 to 1 |
| 10 | Wichita State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsWichita, KS | $18,165 ($8,800) |
$5,276 | 14,999 | 91% | 1,102 SAT 23 ACT |
18 to 1 |
| 11 | Kansas State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsManhattan, KS | $26,491 ($10,420) |
$6,885 | 20,854 | 96% | - | 18 to 1 |
| 12 | Fort Hays State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsHays, KS | $15,870 ($5,430) |
$4,896 | 15,033 | 90% | - | 19 to 1 |
| 13 | Grantham UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLenexa, KS | $8,280 | $3,378 | 6,465 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| 14 | Washburn UniversityPublic, 4 yearsTopeka, KS | $19,876 ($8,872) |
$7,254 | 5,880 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | Garden City Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsGarden City, KS | $3,450 ($3,420) |
$4,631 | 1,868 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Sterling CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSterling, KS | $28,500 | $16,387 | 678 | 47% | 1,081 SAT 22 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| - | Ottawa University-OnlinePrivate, 4 yearsOttawa, KS | $11,496 | $6,556 | 221 | 97% | - | 2 to 1 |
| - | Barclay CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHaviland, KS | $23,850 | $14,727 | 215 | 54% | - | 11 to 1 |
| - | Salina Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsSalina, KS | $7,460 | $2,176 | 697 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| - | Z Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsOverland Park, KS | $16,500 | $5,400 | 163 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Cowley County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsArkansas City, KS | $3,750 ($3,420) |
$3,993 | 2,475 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | Northwest Kansas Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsGoodland, KS | $17,000 | $6,366 | 676 | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| - | Paul Mitchell the School-WichitaPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWichita, KS | $15,750 | $5,222 | 189 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | Cloud County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsConcordia, KS | $3,390 ($3,180) |
$4,379 | 1,589 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Cleveland University-Kansas CityPrivate, 4 yearsOverland Park, KS | $14,840 | $3,632 | 608 | 100% | - | 7 to 1 |
| - | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyPublic, 2-4 yearsWichita, KS | $6,875 ($5,963) |
$4,806 | 4,606 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Butler Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsEl Dorado, KS | $4,176 ($3,561) |
$4,041 | 7,175 | - | - | 17 to 1 |
| - | Manhattan Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsManhattan, KS | $7,650 ($7,440) |
$4,548 | 842 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | Brown Mackie College-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 yearsLenexa, KS | $12,492 | - | 171 | - | - | 3 to 1 |
| - | Kansas Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSalina, KS | $31,340 | $19,062 | 803 | 68% | 1,042 SAT 22 ACT |
11 to 1 |
| - | National American University-Garden CityPrivate, 4 yearsGarden City, KS | $15,000 | $3,507 | 53 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Benedictine CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAtchison, KS | $32,630 | $19,858 | 2,217 | 98% | 1,225 SAT 26 ACT |
13 to 1 |
| - | ITT Technical Institute-Overland ParkPrivate, 4 yearsOverland Park, KS | - | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Allen County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsIola, KS | $3,080 | $2,582 | 2,113 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| - | Kansas City Kansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsKansas City, KS | $3,300 ($3,120) |
$5,315 | 5,148 | - | - | 12 to 1 |
| - | Paul Mitchell the School-Overland ParkPrivate, Less than 2 yearsOverland Park, KS | $17,650 | $4,213 | 211 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | Hutchinson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsHutchinson, KS | $3,540 ($3,240) |
$4,994 | 4,907 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | Hays Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2 yearsHays, KS | $15,100 | $5,241 | 66 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Entourage Institute of Beauty and EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2 yearsLenexa, KS | $15,965 | $4,543 | 111 | - | - | 4 to 1 |
| - | Fort Scott Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsFort Scott, KS | $3,510 ($3,060) |
$4,872 | 1,617 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | The Art Institutes International - Kansas CityPrivate, 4 yearsLenexa, KS | $14,998 | - | 93 | - | - | 6 to 1 |
| - | ITT Technical Institute-WichitaPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS | - | - | - | - | - | 7 to 1 |
| - | Donnelly CollegePrivate, 4 yearsKansas City, KS | $8,706 | $2,920 | 336 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Ottawa University-Kansas CityPrivate, 4 yearsOverland Park, KS | $11,698 | $5,418 | 532 | - | - | 4 to 1 |
| - | Vatterott College-WichitaPrivate, 2-4 yearsWichita, KS | $11,237 | - | 46 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| - | Colby Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsColby, KS | $4,013 ($3,863) |
$5,679 | 1,327 | - | - | 17 to 1 |
| - | North Central Kansas Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsBeloit, KS | $7,692 ($7,324) |
$3,557 | 843 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Pinnacle Career Institute-LawrencePrivate, 2-4 yearsLawrence, KS | $15,765 | - | 72 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | McPherson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMcPherson, KS | $32,408 | $27,213 | 868 | 85% | 1,050 SAT 21 ACT |
15 to 1 |
| - | Wichita Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 yearsWichita, KS | $16,000 | $4,265 | 1,157 | - | - | 22 to 1 |
| - | Central Christian College of KansasPrivate, 4 yearsMcPherson, KS | $20,225 | $11,259 | 629 | - | 1,005 SAT | 17 to 1 |
| - | Bryan UniversityPrivate, 2-4 yearsTopeka, KS | $15,400 | - | 34 | - | - | 3 to 1 |
| - | Labette Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsParsons, KS | $4,288 ($3,488) |
$4,120 | 1,464 | - | - | 12 to 1 |
| - | WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaPrivate, 2-4 yearsWichita, KS | $16,000 | $7,696 | 72 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Bethel College-North NewtonPrivate, 4 yearsNorth Newton, KS | $31,164 | $20,184 | 484 | 71% | 1,075 SAT 22 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| - | National American University-Wichita WestPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS | $15,000 | $3,863 | 90 | - | - | 4 to 1 |
| - | Barton County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsGreat Bend, KS | $3,776 ($3,552) |
$4,567 | 4,094 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | Bellus AcademyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsManhattan, KS | $13,715 | $4,555 | 155 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Johnson County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsOverland Park, KS | $2,688 ($2,256) |
$2,808 | 13,891 | - | - | 17 to 1 |
| - | Highland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsHighland, KS | $3,570 ($3,235) |
$4,826 | 2,700 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Mitsu Sato Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsOverland Park, KS | $16,500 | $4,841 | 72 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Haskell Indian Nations UniversityPublic, 4 yearsLawrence, KS | $480 | $7,003 | 731 | 94% | 880 SAT 17 ACT |
26 to 1 |
| - | Tabor CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHillsboro, KS | $33,400 | $17,016 | 642 | 54% | 1,000 SAT 21 ACT |
15 to 1 |
| - | Eric Fisher AcademyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWichita, KS | $16,600 | $3,710 | 172 | - | - | 16 to 1 |
| - | Seward County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsLiberal, KS | $3,648 ($3,616) |
$5,203 | 1,580 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | National American University-WichitaPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS | $15,000 | $3,279 | 95 | - | - | 3 to 1 |
| - | Flint Hills Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsEmporia, KS | $6,520 | $3,616 | 1,222 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Pratt Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsPratt, KS | $3,908 ($3,808) |
$5,607 | 1,164 | - | - | 21 to 1 |
| - | National American University-Overland ParkPrivate, 4 yearsOverland Park, KS | $15,000 | $4,051 | 254 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Dodge City Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsDodge City, KS | $4,470 ($3,330) |
$5,991 | 1,459 | - | - | 12 to 1 |
| - | Ottawa University-OttawaPrivate, 4 yearsOttawa, KS | $36,780 | $20,949 | 797 | 67% | 980 SAT 18 ACT |
10 to 1 |
| - | Crave Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWichita, KS | $17,500 | $3,422 | 171 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| - | Coffeyville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsCoffeyville, KS | $4,608 ($3,040) |
$5,735 | 1,368 | - | - | 21 to 1 |
| - | Neosho County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsChanute, KS | $5,032 ($4,000) |
$3,319 | 1,727 | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| - | Saint Paul School of TheologyPrivate, 4 yearsLeawood, KS | $11,466 | - | 101 | - | - | - |
| - | Manhattan Christian CollegePrivate, 4 yearsManhattan, KS | $17,605 | $8,279 | 170 | 48% | 490 SAT 22 ACT |
11 to 1 |
| - | Central Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsShawnee, KS | $9,140 | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Brown Mackie College-SalinaPrivate, 4 yearsSalina, KS | $12,492 | - | 149 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Washburn Institute of TechnologyPublic, Less than 2 yearsTopeka, KS | $8,323 ($8,160) |
$2,399 | 1,107 | 44% | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Midwest Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2 yearsTopeka, KS | $16,335 | $7,900 | 34 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Bethany CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLindsborg, KS | $31,215 | $24,091 | 790 | 72% | 913 SAT 20 ACT |
14 to 1 |
| - | Old Town Barber College-WichitaPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWichita, KS | $15,850 | $5,719 | 91 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| - | Rasmussen University-KansasPrivate, 4 yearsTopeka, KS | $11,571 | $5,253 | 690 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | Kansas Christian CollegePrivate, 4 yearsOverland Park, KS | $9,620 | $5,862 | 152 | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| - | Hays Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2 yearsSalina, KS | $15,100 | $4,984 | 40 | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| - | Independence Community CollegePublic, 2-4 yearsIndependence, KS | $4,440 ($4,260) |
$3,456 | 798 | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| - | Hesston CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHesston, KS | $28,440 | $18,145 | 359 | - | - | 9 to 1 |
| - | WellSpring School of Allied Health-LawrencePrivate, 2-4 yearsLawrence, KS | $16,000 | $6,431 | 35 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| Average | $15,137 ($5,465) |
$7,978 | 196,758 | 76.69% | 983 SAT | 12.44 to 1 |
1. Friends UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWichita, KS
2. Pittsburg State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsPittsburg, KS
3. Baker UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaldwin City, KS
4. University of KansasPublic, 4 yearsLawrence, KS
5. Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWinfield, KS
6. MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsOlathe, KS
