There are 77 colleges in Kansas - 36 public and 41 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Kansas colleges is $7,896 for state residents and $24,977 for out-of-state students.

44 Kansas cities have at least one college and, of them, Wichita has the most of 10 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 27,402 students. Overland Park and Topeka also has a number of colleges of 9 and 5 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Kansas colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

77 Kansas Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Wichita 10325 $29,163
($9,322)
$12,648
($7,678)
27,402 22,385 5,017 14 to 1
Overland Park 9513 $13,456 $12,134 18,521 17,752 769 10 to 1
Topeka 53-2 $17,849
($9,578)
$12,397
($10,388)
7,249 6,500 749 11 to 1
Manhattan 4211 $23,120
($10,942)
$25,147
($11,786)
20,966 16,290 4,676 16 to 1
Salina 3111 $33,470 $15,350 1,788 1,720 68 13 to 1
Lawrence 321- $15,006
($6,090)
$26,236
($11,574)
27,473 20,006 7,467 15 to 1
Coffeyville 2-11 - - 1,474 1,474 - 11 to 1
Kansas City 211- $12,353 - 5,034 5,034 - 11 to 1
Hays 21-1 $16,811
($5,633)
$12,051
($4,696)
13,021 10,499 2,522 13 to 1
Emporia 211- $15,669
($7,356)
$19,510
($9,199)
6,934 4,350 2,584 16 to 1
McPherson 22-- $28,081 $8,190 1,393 1,352 41 14 to 1
Hillsboro 11-- $35,050 $12,000 637 571 66 15 to 1
Arkansas City 1-1- - - 2,230 2,230 - 16 to 1
Columbus 1--1 - - - - - -
Olathe 11-- $36,120 $13,597 1,508 1,159 349 11 to 1
Iola 1-1- - - 2,007 2,007 - 18 to 1
Beloit 1-1- - - 999 999 - 10 to 1
Great Bend 1-1- - - 4,269 4,269 - 18 to 1
Ottawa 11-- $35,300 $12,562 953 853 100 11 to 1
Garden City 1-1- - - 1,914 1,914 - 13 to 1
Lindsborg 11-- $31,946 - 744 744 - 11 to 1
Pratt 1-1- - - 1,202 1,202 - 22 to 1
Hesston 11-- $31,368 - 325 325 - 7 to 1
El Dorado 1-1- - - 6,697 6,697 - 18 to 1
Liberal 1-1- - - 1,663 1,663 - 13 to 1
Hutchinson 1-1- - - 4,960 4,960 - 17 to 1
Concordia 1-1- - - 1,651 1,651 - 13 to 1
Sterling 11-- $32,200 $15,347 706 682 24 9 to 1
Colby 1-1- - - 1,380 1,380 - 19 to 1
Leawood 11-- - $12,816 102 - 102 -
Dodge City 1-1- - - 1,670 1,670 - 17 to 1
Parsons 1-1- - - 1,425 1,425 - 14 to 1
Chanute 1-1- - - 1,638 1,638 - 11 to 1
Haviland 11-- $26,590 $8,680 169 152 17 7 to 1
Baldwin City 11-- $33,800 $12,246 2,105 1,509 596 13 to 1
Goodland 1-1- - - 666 666 - 12 to 1
Fort Scott 1-1- - - 1,499 1,499 - 17 to 1
Atchison 11-- $34,800 $6,540 2,362 2,289 73 14 to 1
Pittsburg 11-- $19,500
($8,156)
$20,022
($9,190)
5,858 4,489 1,369 14 to 1
North Newton 11-- $34,002 - 497 497 - 10 to 1
Leavenworth 11-- $33,890 $11,367 1,267 903 364 12 to 1
Highland 1-1- - - 2,339 2,339 - 13 to 1
Winfield 11-- $38,480 $9,180 1,174 1,067 107 9 to 1
Independence 1-1- - - 809 809 - 16 to 1