For Kansas, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,249 for Kansas residents and $16,146 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,216 for Kansas residents and $13,855 for out-of-state students.

Southwestern College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,480 and Haskell Indian Nations University has the lowest tuition & fees of $600 among Kansas. For graduate programs, University of Kansas has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,236 and McPherson College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,500 among Kansas.

You can narrow Kansas colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Kansas in 2024 is $20,317 for state residents and $31,214 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Kansas
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,249$16,146$9,216$13,855
Books & Supplies$1,284$1,284
Room & Board$9,095$9,095
Other Expenses$4,690$4,690
COA$20,317$31,214$24,284$28,924

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kansas is $5,249 for state residents and $16,146 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kansas (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$3,780$1,373$13,716$1,155
2020-2021$3,719$1,505$14,005$1,308
2021-2022$3,730$1,522$14,106$1,376
2022-2023$3,775$1,578$14,327$1,427
2023-2024$5,249-$16,103$43

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kansas in 2024 is $9,216 for state residents and $13,855 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kansas (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,371$1,190$12,929$830
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$12,949$907

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kansas in 2024 is $128 for state residents and $477 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $353 for state residents and $680 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Kansas (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$376$437 $507$642
2020-2021$380$445 $506$643
2021-2022$389$450 $506$636
2022-2023$396$457 $510$640
2023-2024$128$477 $353$680

Kansas Living Costs

The average living costs of Kansas in 2024 is $13,785 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,293 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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Kansas (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,967$3,934 $8,487$4,450
2020-2021 $8,099$3,998 $8,635$4,475
2021-2022 $8,299$4,120 $8,868$4,608
2022-2023 $8,541$4,310 $9,353$4,827
2023-2024 $9,095$4,690 $10,148$5,145