For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of Kansas Colleges is 86.48%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.38%. A total of 76,778 have applied, 66,397 admitted, and 16,851 students have enrolled one of Kansas Colleges.
Of the Kansas colleges, Sterling College is the tightest school to admit with 48.17% acceptance rate, and Barclay College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 50.98%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Kansas Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2025 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Kansas Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS | 998 | 940 | 240 |
94.19% | 25.53% |
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Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS | 153 | 78 | 52 |
50.98% | 66.67% |
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Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS | 2,715 | 2,664 | 609 |
98.12% | 22.86% |
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Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KS | 1,550 | 868 | 192 |
56.00% | 22.12% |
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Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS | 1,154 | 1,079 | 170 |
93.50% | 15.76% |
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Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS | 719 | 379 | 131 |
52.71% | 34.56% |
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Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park, KS | 13 | 9 | 7 |
69.23% | 77.78% |
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Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS | 1,918 | 1,874 | 430 |
97.71% | 22.95% |
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Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS | 2,619 | 2,364 | 989 |
90.26% | 41.84% |
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Friends UniversityWichita, KS | 1,025 | 566 | 253 |
55.22% | 44.70% |
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Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS | 332 | 300 | 216 |
90.36% | 72.00% |
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Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | 15,509 | 12,669 | 3,482 |
81.69% | 27.48% |
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Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS | 1,975 | 1,420 | 264 |
71.90% | 18.59% |
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Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, KS | 55 | 55 | 37 |
100.00% | 67.27% |
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McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS | 1,846 | 1,417 | 318 |
76.76% | 22.44% |
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MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS | 1,099 | 866 | 229 |
78.80% | 26.44% |
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Newman UniversityWichita, KS | 1,080 | 799 | 163 |
73.98% | 20.40% |
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Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, KS | 2,611 | 2,166 | 306 |
82.96% | 14.13% |
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Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS | 3,138 | 2,806 | 895 |
89.42% | 31.90% |
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Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS | 1,452 | 1,097 | 210 |
75.55% | 19.14% |
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Sterling CollegeSterling, KS | 820 | 395 | 120 |
48.17% | 30.38% |
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Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS | 559 | 361 | 136 |
64.58% | 37.67% |
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University of KansasLawrence, KS | 22,363 | 20,905 | 5,323 |
93.48% | 25.46% |
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University of Saint MaryLeavenworth, KS | 1,159 | 1,004 | 208 |
86.63% | 20.72% |
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Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS | 9,916 | 9,316 | 1,871 |
93.95% | 20.08% |
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| Average | 3,071 | 2,656 | 674 | 86.48% | 25.38% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from National Center For Education Statistics (January 2, 2025).
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