For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Kansas colleges is 86.48%, 66,397 accepted out of 76,778 applicants.
For Kansas college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 7,182 (10.32%) compared to last year, from 69,596 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 811, which is more than 5.06% last year.
Kansas colleges' acceptance rate increased by 2.55% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Kansas colleges. The yield decreased by 2.08%.
Among Kansas colleges, Sterling College has the lowest acceptance rate of 48.17% with 395 accepted students out of 820 applicants. University of Kansas has the most number of applicants of 22,363 and University of Kansas has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,323.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Kansas. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling College | 820 -6 | 395 -43 | 120 -22 | 48.17% -4.86% | 30.38% -2.04% |
| Barclay College | 153 -14 | 78 -13 | 52 4 | 50.98% -3.51% | 66.67% 13.92% |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | 719 | 379 | 131 | 52.71% | 34.56% |
| Friends University | 1,025 -109 | 566 -65 | 253 5 | 55.22% -0.42% | 44.70% 5.40% |
| Bethany College | 1,550 -310 | 868 -594 | 192 18 | 56.00% -22.60% | 22.12% 10.22% |
| Tabor College | 559 -26 | 361 -17 | 136 7 | 64.58% -0.04% | 37.67% 3.54% |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | 13 8 | 9 5 | 7 4 | 69.23% -10.77% | 77.78% 2.78% |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | 1,975 144 | 1,420 -136 | 264 1 | 71.90% -13.08% | 18.59% 1.69% |
| Newman University | 1,080 95 | 799 330 | 163 -14 | 73.98% 26.37% | 20.40% -17.34% |
| Southwestern College | 1,452 119 | 1,097 231 | 210 6 | 75.55% 10.58% | 19.14% -4.42% |
| McPherson College | 1,846 637 | 1,417 404 | 318 77 | 76.76% -7.03% | 22.44% -1.35% |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 1,099 14 | 866 69 | 229 20 | 78.80% 5.34% | 26.44% 0.22% |
| Kansas State University | 15,509 2,072 | 12,669 2,006 | 3,482 295 | 81.69% 2.33% | 27.48% -2.41% |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 2,611 -989 | 2,166 -715 | 306 13 | 82.96% 2.93% | 14.13% 3.96% |
| University of Saint Mary | 1,159 -42 | 1,004 -75 | 208 -13 | 86.63% -3.21% | 20.72% 0.24% |
| Pittsburg State University | 3,138 282 | 2,806 288 | 895 18 | 89.42% 1.25% | 31.90% -2.93% |
| Fort Hays State University | 2,619 445 | 2,364 369 | 989 103 | 90.26% -1.51% | 41.84% -2.57% |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | 332 -2 | 300 5 | 216 -7 | 90.36% 2.04% | 72.00% -3.59% |
| University of Kansas | 22,363 3,137 | 20,905 3,947 | 5,323 64 | 93.48% 5.28% | 25.46% -5.55% |
| Bethel College-North Newton | 1,154 177 | 1,079 144 | 170 10 | 93.50% -2.20% | 15.76% -1.35% |
| Wichita State University | 9,916 1,279 | 9,316 1,116 | 1,871 85 | 93.95% -0.99% | 20.08% -1.70% |
| Baker University | 998 87 | 940 101 | 240 4 | 94.19% 2.09% | 25.53% -2.60% |
| Emporia State University | 1,918 326 | 1,874 318 | 430 21 | 97.71% -0.03% | 22.95% -3.34% |
| Benedictine College | 2,715 -860 | 2,664 -69 | 609 -18 | 98.12% 21.67% | 22.86% -0.08% |
| Manhattan Christian College | 55 -1 | 55 -1 | 37 -1 | 100.00% | 67.27% -0.59% |
| Z Hair Academy | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100.00% | 100.00% |