Top Colleges in Kansas Tuition Comparison

Baker University ranked first in the Top Colleges in Kansas rankings, followed by Kansas State University and Pittsburg State University.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in Kansas is $9,546 for in-state and $28,019 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

MidAmerica Nazarene University has the highest tuition & fees of $37,174 and Fort Hays State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $17,741 among Top Colleges in Kansas. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $9,542 for in-state and $17,492 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 87.70% and the SAT score is 1110 for the Top Colleges in Kansas. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively low.

Table. Top Colleges in Kansas Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS$35,200
$1,400		$12,24694.19%
2.09%		-2,017
72		58%
-1%
2Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS$28,568 ($11,221)
$752 ($279)		$25,824 ($12,089)
$677 ($303)		81.69%
2.33%		1,170 SAT
23 ACT
30 /0		20,295
550		71%
1%
3Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS$19,744 ($8,400)
$244 ($244)		$20,302 ($9,470)
$280 ($280)		89.42%
1.25%		-5,755
33		57%
4Newman UniversityWichita, KS$35,500$8,224
$1,506		73.98%
26.37%		-2,939
152		53%
5MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS$37,174
$1,054		$13,59778.80%
5.34%		1,030 SAT
20 ACT
45 /1		1,538
-1		54%
8%
6Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS$17,741 ($5,923)
$930 ($290)		$12,745 ($4,949)
$694 ($253)		90.26%
-1.51%		1,050 SAT
21 ACT
-30 /-1		12,878
35		48%
1%
7Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS$35,014
$1,012		-93.50%
-2.20%		-509
7		41%
-2%
8University of KansasLawrence, KS$30,432 ($12,102)
$1,020 ($402)		$27,146 ($11,971)
$910 ($397)		93.48%
5.28%		1,190 SAT
24 ACT
30 /0		29,792
1,386		69%
1%
9Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS$19,869 ($9,684)
$629 ($362)		$16,873 ($7,986)
$648 ($308)		93.95%
-0.99%		1,110 SAT
21 ACT
20 /-1		16,689
-52		51%
10Washburn UniversityTopeka, KS$20,949 ($9,945)
$367 ($367)		$20,467 ($10,787)
$399 ($399)		--6,033
370		53%
1%
Average$28,019 ($9,546)$17,492 ($9,542)88%1,1109,84556%
Top Colleges in Kansas Tuition Comparison