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Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·k-state.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
-2.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
20,295
peer median 30,086
Avg net price
$19,406
+$409 vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
15,509
15,509 candidates competed
Admitted
12,669
81.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
3,482
27.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
71%-2.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
71%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

15.4pp gap
Pell recipients
59%432 of 731
Non-Pell (all)
74%1994 of 2682
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%399 of 600
No Federal Aid
77%1595 of 2082

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 301 Title IV programs, 74 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 227 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
301
Passing
74
24.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

301programs
  • Passing74 · 24.6%
  • No Data227 · 75.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
6
Safe
68
No data
227

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

74
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+16.3%
$39,598 vs $34,058
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.7%
$62,660 vs $53,672
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+17.4%
$39,991 vs $34,058
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+17.7%
$53,073 vs $45,084
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+21.6%
$41,426 vs $34,058
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+24.9%
$56,320 vs $45,084
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+32.0%
$59,517 vs $45,084
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+36.7%
$46,562 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

61
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
68%
$27,000 debt · $39,991 earn
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
59%
$24,250 debt · $41,426 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
58%
$32,500 debt · $56,320 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
51%
$25,957 debt · $50,681 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$22,816 debt · $46,562 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
49%
$23,251 debt · $47,528 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
48%
$29,133 debt · $60,479 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
47%
$23,544 debt · $50,448 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1916Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 21

  1. Oct 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Sep 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  3. Dec 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
  4. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
  5. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,178
$30–48k$14,143
$48–75k$15,369
$75–110k$20,110
$110k+$23,665

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$19,406
+$409vs R1 Research median $18,998
Federal loans
36.3%
In-state tuition
$11,221
Out-of-state
$28,568

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,130 students received $23.1M in Pell grants, alongside $94.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,130
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.1M
$23,128,472 total
Direct Loans
$94.3M
11,762 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$14.7M
3,622 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$22.0M
5,013 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$28.6M
1,474 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20.9M
1,240 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.1M
413 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,207 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,207
Defaulted
38
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
5.3%
2018
3.7%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Kansas State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs200
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4,190 total completions
01Business
99123.7%
02Agriculture
73217.5%
03Education
61514.7%
04Engineering
46911.2%
05Biological Sciences
4059.7%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
2876.8%
07Health Professions
2255.4%
08Family/Consumer Sci
1754.2%
09Social Sciences
1613.8%
10Architecture
1303.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
20,295
12-mo unduplicated
22,672
Undergraduate
16,958
Graduate
5,714

Gender split

Men
45%10,265
Women
55%12,407

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.8%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more
3.8%
Black
2.9%
Asian
1.9%
Non-resident
1.6%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
446
225 M · 221 W
Women athletes
49.6%
Athletic aid
$9.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$100.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$5.4M
$4.0M
Recruiting expense
$1.5M
$427K
Head-coach salaries
$1.9M
$243K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
72 M · 82 W
$4.1M
Football
125 M · —
$27.1M
Rowing
— · 83 W
$2.0M
Basketball
14 M · 33 W
$15.8M
Baseball
43 M · —
$3.5M
Soccer
— · 35 W
$1.8M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.67
33 offenses · 19,745 students

3-year trend

1.732 yrs ago1.471 yr ago1.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
97
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
75
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
7
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
17
Burglary
9
Fondling
5
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

33total
  • On campus25
  • Non-campus8

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
14
Dating violence
13
Stalking
30 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation3
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons04
Drugs1536
Liquor33200

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
907

Kansas State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kansas State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectKansas State University
71%—20,295$19,406R1 Research
University of Kansas
69%93.5%29,792$18,059R1 Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
67%87.5%24,393$17,747R1 Research
Iowa State University
75%88.7%30,380$18,589R1 Research
University of Iowa
75%83.6%30,779$22,531R1 Research
University of Missouri-Columbia
75%78.5%31,543$20,268R1 Research
Peer group median73%87.5%30,086$18,998

Institutions like Kansas State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Kansas State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Kansas State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Data, Assessment and Institutional Research
Email
data [at] ksu.edu
Phone
785-532-7841
Address
105 Kedzie Hall, 828 Mid-Campus Drive, Manhattan, KS 66506

We are dedicated to driving institutional excellence through the power of data. Our mission is to understand how students learn, gauge their progress through vigorous learning assessment practices, and utilize institutional research to make data actionable for informed decision-making.

Visit IR office page
Team
9 members
  • Christopher Urban
    Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics
  • Robert Carter
    Data Analyst
  • Greg Erickson
    Enterprise BI & Data Analyst
  • Nicole Hamler
    Assistant Director - Business Intelligence
  • Seon Yup Lee, Ph.D.
    Survey Data Analyst
  • Yuhao Liu
    Assistant Director - Analytics
  • Rajiv Puli
    Data Analyst
  • Daniel Villagrana
    Data Analyst
  • David Warren
    Senior Data Analyst

Common Data Set

Kansas State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
87.5%
Accessible
Yield
27.7%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
21,213
16,555 UG · 4,658 grad
6-yr graduation rate
71%
First-year retention
86%
Student–faculty ratio
19 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$18,083
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
15,591
Admitted
13,642
Enrolled
3,775

15,591 applied → 13,642 admitted (87.5%) → 3,775 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
87.5%

Accessible — 87.5% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
male85.7%
female89.0%
unknown80.0%

Admit rate varies by gender.

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1040
Median
1140
75th
1260

Middle 50% SAT 1040–1260 (median 1140).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
20
Median
24
75th
27

Middle 50% ACT 20–27 (median 24).

High-school class rank

C10
Top 10%29%
Top 25%56%
Top 50%84%
Bottom 50%16%
Bottom 25%3%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Considered8
Standardized test scoresApplication EssayRecommendation(s)Extracurricular activitiesFirst generationGeographical residenceState residencyVolunteer work
Not Considered8
Class rankInterviewTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesAlumni/ae relationReligious affiliation/commitmentWork experienceLevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$26,189
Tuition
$10,60140%
Fees
$9784%
Room & board
$11,52044%
Books
$1,0624%
Other
$2,0288%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $26,189 (2026-2027).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$26,189
Net (aided)
$18,083
Avg need grant
$8,106

Sticker $26,189 → about $18,083 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($8,106); 79% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal40.3%
Institutional34.7%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located16.5%
External sources8.5%

35% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
47%
Avg debt
$25,718

47% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $25,718 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
71%
Retention
86%

6-year graduation rate 71%; first-year retention 86%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students71%
Pell recipients59%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 12 pts below the overall rate (59% vs 71%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students292
10-19 students539
20-29 students412
30-39 students214
40-49 students167
50-99 students145
100+ students79

45% of classes have under 20 students; 12% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
19 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
73%
Women faculty
44%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Business/marketing21.53%
Agriculture12.6%
Engineering11.2%
Biological/life sciences9.1%
Education7.42%
Interdisciplinary studies6.16%
Family and consumer sciences3.86%
Social sciences3.84%

STEM-dominant: ~27% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White78.0%
Hispanic/Latino9.9%
Two or more races4.3%
Black or African American3.2%
Asian1.9%
Nonresidents1.5%
Race/ethnicity unknown0.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
253
Share
2%

2% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
16,55578%
Graduate
4,65822%

16,555 undergraduates and 4,658 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
2,961
Admitted
2,077
Enrolled
1,212

2,961 transfer applicants → 2,077 admitted (70.2%) → 1,212 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Kansas State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kansas State.

What is the graduation rate at Kansas State University?

Kansas State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kansas State University?

Kansas State University reports a total enrollment of 20,295 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kansas State University?

The average net price at Kansas State University is $19,406 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Kansas State University?

Kansas State University's yield rate is 27.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Kansas State University located?

Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas 66506.

Who runs Institutional Research at Kansas State University?

Kansas State University's IR work is done by the Office of Data, Assessment and Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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