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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · CDS 20252026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
87.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
27.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
78.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$41,053
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,442

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates16,555
Total all graduate4,658
Grand total all students21,213

Admissions

Total applicants15,591
Total admitted13,642
Total enrolled3,775
Overall admit rate87.5%
Admit rate — women89.0%
Admit rate — men85.7%
Yield rate27.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT7.0%
% submitting ACT80.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile520
SAT EBRW 75th %ile660
SAT Math 25th %ile500
SAT Math 75th %ile650
ACT Comp 25th %ile20
ACT Comp 75th %ile27
% in top 10% of HS class29.0%
% in top 25% of HS class56.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$10,601
Tuition — out-of-state$28,555
Required fees$978
Room and board$11,520
Total cost — in-state$23,099
Total cost — out-of-state$41,053

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$7,797
Avg % of need met78.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$4,785
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,442

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,961
Transfer admit rate70.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)81.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$19,406Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)69.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)59.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.3%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$64,711Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan37.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full13.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress31.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress24.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted4.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white78.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women42.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men58.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services27.7%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences12.0%
Engineering10.2%
Education7.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.2%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences3.9%
Social Sciences3.4%