Kansas 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Kansas 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,108 for Kansas residents and $26,489 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,442 for Kansas residents and $14,056 for out-of-state students.

Southwestern College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,822 and Haskell Indian Nations University has the lowest tuition & fees of $600 among Kansas 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Kansas has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,146 and McPherson College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,500 among Kansas 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Kansas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $26,266 for state residents and $43,647 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Kansas 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,108$26,489$9,442$14,056
Books & Supplies$1,129$1,129
Room & Board$10,871$10,871
Other Expenses$5,159$5,159
COA$26,266$43,647$26,600$31,214

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kansas 4-Year Colleges is $9,108 for state residents and $26,489 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Kansas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kansas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$7,174$1,121$22,743$1,042
2021-2022$7,206$1,184$22,949$1,163
2022-2023$7,243$1,199$23,317$1,199
2023-2024$7,625$1,239$24,476$1,263
2024-2025$7,879$1,228$25,314$1,175
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kansas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $9,442 for state residents and $14,056 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Kansas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kansas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$7,465$1,123$12,457$859
2021-2022$7,492$1,210$12,338$869
2022-2023$7,530$1,263$12,421$892
2023-2024$7,922$1,293$12,892$927
2024-2025$8,177$1,265$13,072$984

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kansas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $645 for state residents and $741 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $530 for state residents and $663 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Kansas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$616$713 $506$643
2021-2022$631$721 $506$636
2022-2023$642$732 $510$640
2023-2024$667$761 $523$658
2024-2025$645$741 $530$663

Kansas 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Kansas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $16,030 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,892 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Kansas 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Kansas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,197$4,026 $9,347$4,808
2021-2022 $9,443$4,239 $9,692$4,961
2022-2023 $9,592$4,473 $10,068$5,171
2023-2024 $10,423$4,752 $10,783$5,438
2024-2025 $10,871$5,159 $11,997$5,895