Student Age Distribution at Kansas Colleges

139,652

Total

19,558

Under 18 (14.00%)

37,783

18-19 (27.06%)

49,240

20-24 (35.26%)

12,658

25-29 (9.06%)

20,275

Over 30 (14.52%)

A total of 139,652 students are enrolled in Kansas colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Kansas colleges and universites, 19,558 students are 18 years old or younger(14.00%), 37,783 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.06%), 29,663 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.24%), 19,577 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.02%), and 12,658 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.06%).

11,793 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.44%), 5,454 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.91%), 3,028 students are 50 years old or older (2.17%).

Student Population by Age for Kansas Colleges

In Kansas 4-year colleges and universites, 3,647 students are 18 years old or younger(3.86%), 26,491 students are 18 or 19 years old (28.07%), 24,847 students are between 20 and 22 years old (26.32%), 16,304 students are between 22 and 24 years old (17.27%), 9,462 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.02%), 8,001 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.48%), 3,785 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.01%), 1,835 students are 50 years old or older (1.94%)

In Kansas community colleges, there are 26,897 students are younger than 20 years old (61.29%), 7,653 students are between 20 and 24 years old (17.44%), 2,954 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.73%), and 6,262 students are 30 years old or older (14.27%).

In Kansas trade schools, there are 306 students are younger than 20 years old (22.24%), 436 students are between 20 and 24 years old (31.69%), 242 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.59%), and 392 students are 30 years old or older (28.49%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Kansas Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels139,652 19,558
(14.00%)
37,783
(27.06%)
29,663
(21.24%)
19,577
(14.02%)
12,658
(9.06%)
11,793
(8.44%)
5,454
(3.91%)
3,028
(2.17%)
4-Year Colleges94,390 3,647
(3.86%)
26,491
(28.07%)
24,847
(26.32%)
16,304
(17.27%)
9,462
(10.02%)
8,001
(8.48%)
3,785
(4.01%)
1,835
(1.94%)
Community Colleges43,886 15,902
(36.23%)
10,995
(25.05%)
4,594
(10.47%)
3,059
(6.97%)
2,954
(6.73%)
3,527
(8.04%)
1,579
(3.60%)
1,156
(2.63%)
Trade Schools1,376 9
(0.65%)
297
(21.58%)
222
(16.13%)
214
(15.55%)
242
(17.59%)
265
(19.26%)
90
(6.54%)
37
(2.69%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Kansas Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Kansas colleges. A total of 139,652 students have enrolled in Kansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Kansas Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Allen County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,855898
(48.41%)
417
(22.48%)
166
(8.95%)
92
(4.96%)
81
(4.37%)
111
(5.98%)
63
(3.40%)
27
(1.46%)
Barton County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,0921,204
(23.64%)
1,055
(20.72%)
586
(11.51%)
529
(10.39%)
607
(11.92%)
719
(14.12%)
255
(5.01%)
129
(2.53%)
Benedictine CollegePrivate, 4-year2,535130
(5.13%)
1,050
(41.42%)
950
(37.48%)
301
(11.87%)
37
(1.46%)
31
(1.22%)
25
(0.99%)
11
(0.43%)
Bethel College-North NewtonPrivate, 4-year50911
(2.16%)
246
(48.33%)
177
(34.77%)
61
(11.98%)
5
(0.98%)
6
(1.18%)
1
(0.20%)
-
Central Christian College of KansasPrivate, 4-year46955
(11.73%)
153
(32.62%)
101
(21.54%)
48
(10.23%)
23
(4.90%)
38
(8.10%)
32
(6.82%)
17
(3.62%)
Cloud County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,715843
(49.15%)
488
(28.45%)
118
(6.88%)
74
(4.31%)
66
(3.85%)
85
(4.96%)
34
(1.98%)
4
(0.23%)
Coffeyville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,466338
(23.06%)
575
(39.22%)
149
(10.16%)
52
(3.55%)
55
(3.75%)
65
(4.43%)
39
(2.66%)
188
(12.82%)
Colby Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,409303
(21.50%)
452
(32.08%)
214
(15.19%)
117
(8.30%)
110
(7.81%)
116
(8.23%)
55
(3.90%)
33
(2.34%)
Cowley County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,235646
(28.90%)
704
(31.50%)
235
(10.51%)
137
(6.13%)
135
(6.04%)
234
(10.47%)
96
(4.30%)
48
(2.15%)
Dodge City Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,655474
(28.64%)
618
(37.34%)
217
(13.11%)
114
(6.89%)
80
(4.83%)
86
(5.20%)
46
(2.78%)
19
(1.15%)
Flint Hills Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,7941,315
(73.30%)
245
(13.66%)
70
(3.90%)
60
(3.34%)
47
(2.62%)
36
(2.01%)
12
(0.67%)
8
(0.45%)
Friends UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,961441
(22.49%)
433
(22.08%)
411
(20.96%)
243
(12.39%)
122
(6.22%)
135
(6.88%)
102
(5.20%)
74
(3.77%)
Fort Scott Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,376669
(48.62%)
421
(30.60%)
94
(6.83%)
68
(4.94%)
44
(3.20%)
45
(3.27%)
24
(1.74%)
11
(0.80%)
Garden City Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,079529
(25.44%)
816
(39.25%)
305
(14.67%)
130
(6.25%)
88
(4.23%)
120
(5.77%)
64
(3.08%)
27
(1.30%)
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityPublic, 4-year9784
(0.41%)
328
(33.54%)
282
(28.83%)
193
(19.73%)
96
(9.82%)
42
(4.29%)
16
(1.64%)
16
(1.64%)
Hesston CollegePrivate, 4-year3735
(1.34%)
250
(67.02%)
57
(15.28%)
31
(8.31%)
9
(2.41%)
10
(2.68%)
7
(1.88%)
4
(1.07%)
Hutchinson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1191,560
(30.47%)
1,339
(26.16%)
544
(10.63%)
368
(7.19%)
375
(7.33%)
456
(8.91%)
264
(5.16%)
121
(2.36%)
Kansas City Kansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,0141,132
(22.58%)
1,161
(23.16%)
715
(14.26%)
521
(10.39%)
482
(9.61%)
572
(11.41%)
230
(4.59%)
201
(4.01%)
University of KansasPublic, 4-year29,792484
(1.62%)
9,405
(31.57%)
8,136
(27.31%)
4,995
(16.77%)
3,237
(10.87%)
2,332
(7.83%)
831
(2.79%)
372
(1.25%)
Kansas State UniversityPublic, 4-year20,295391
(1.93%)
6,010
(29.61%)
5,978
(29.46%)
3,348
(16.50%)
1,833
(9.03%)
1,583
(7.80%)
764
(3.76%)
388
(1.91%)
Kansas Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,0215
(0.49%)
410
(40.16%)
356
(34.87%)
159
(15.57%)
41
(4.02%)
22
(2.15%)
24
(2.35%)
4
(0.39%)
Washburn Institute of TechnologyPublic, 2-4 year1,341662
(49.37%)
290
(21.63%)
102
(7.61%)
58
(4.33%)
76
(5.67%)
85
(6.34%)
50
(3.73%)
18
(1.34%)
Manhattan Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year878499
(56.83%)
150
(17.08%)
76
(8.66%)
53
(6.04%)
51
(5.81%)
29
(3.30%)
15
(1.71%)
5
(0.57%)
McPherson CollegePrivate, 4-year8784
(0.46%)
369
(42.03%)
345
(39.29%)
140
(15.95%)
13
(1.48%)
4
(0.46%)
3
(0.34%)
-
Neosho County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,813786
(43.35%)
451
(24.88%)
146
(8.05%)
83
(4.58%)
77
(4.25%)
98
(5.41%)
54
(2.98%)
118
(6.51%)
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year752115
(15.29%)
293
(38.96%)
196
(26.06%)
33
(4.39%)
24
(3.19%)
29
(3.86%)
32
(4.26%)
30
(3.99%)
Ottawa University-OttawaPrivate, 4-year999- 344
(34.43%)
324
(32.43%)
235
(23.52%)
60
(6.01%)
19
(1.90%)
11
(1.10%)
2
(0.20%)
Ottawa University-Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year528- 2
(0.38%)
19
(3.60%)
78
(14.77%)
159
(30.11%)
160
(30.30%)
78
(14.77%)
32
(6.06%)
Pittsburg State UniversityPublic, 4-year5,755186
(3.23%)
1,450
(25.20%)
1,655
(28.76%)
1,078
(18.73%)
445
(7.73%)
463
(8.05%)
312
(5.42%)
163
(2.83%)
University of Saint MaryPrivate, 4-year1,46291
(6.22%)
347
(23.73%)
319
(21.82%)
291
(19.90%)
168
(11.49%)
114
(7.80%)
83
(5.68%)
49
(3.35%)
Seward County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0921,083
(51.77%)
491
(23.47%)
169
(8.08%)
92
(4.40%)
79
(3.78%)
75
(3.59%)
26
(1.24%)
77
(3.68%)
Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year1,041- 248
(23.82%)
218
(20.94%)
167
(16.04%)
112
(10.76%)
190
(18.25%)
83
(7.97%)
23
(2.21%)
Sterling CollegePrivate, 4-year694117
(16.86%)
203
(29.25%)
220
(31.70%)
99
(14.27%)
6
(0.86%)
27
(3.89%)
9
(1.30%)
13
(1.87%)
Tabor CollegePrivate, 4-year62146
(7.41%)
199
(32.05%)
214
(34.46%)
116
(18.68%)
18
(2.90%)
10
(1.61%)
13
(2.09%)
5
(0.81%)
Washburn UniversityPublic, 4-year6,033704
(11.67%)
1,629
(27.00%)
1,256
(20.82%)
997
(16.53%)
522
(8.65%)
513
(8.50%)
286
(4.74%)
126
(2.09%)
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyPublic, 2-4 year6,1062,846
(46.61%)
1,025
(16.79%)
488
(7.99%)
465
(7.62%)
454
(7.44%)
532
(8.71%)
208
(3.41%)
88
(1.44%)
Wichita State UniversityPublic, 4-year16,689971
(5.82%)
3,394
(20.34%)
3,702
(22.18%)
3,304
(19.80%)
2,091
(12.53%)
1,846
(11.06%)
920
(5.51%)
455
(2.73%)
Wichita Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year7783
(0.39%)
84
(10.80%)
103
(13.24%)
116
(14.91%)
166
(21.34%)
202
(25.96%)
72
(9.25%)
32
(4.11%)
Cleveland University-Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year5881
(0.17%)
10
(1.70%)
44
(7.48%)
263
(44.73%)
205
(34.86%)
50
(8.50%)
12
(2.04%)
3
(0.51%)
Paul Mitchell the School-WichitaPrivate, Less than 2-year1632
(1.23%)
52
(31.90%)
30
(18.40%)
30
(18.40%)
28
(17.18%)
17
(10.43%)
4
(2.45%)
-
Ottawa University-OnlinePrivate, 4-year8101
(0.12%)
8
(0.99%)
50
(6.17%)
99
(12.22%)
165
(20.37%)
289
(35.68%)
134
(16.54%)
64
(7.90%)
WellSpring School of Allied Health-LawrencePrivate, 2-4 year37- - 3
(8.11%)
5
(13.51%)
9
(24.32%)
13
(35.14%)
4
(10.81%)
2
(5.41%)
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year179- 68
(37.99%)
47
(26.26%)
22
(12.29%)
20
(11.17%)
18
(10.06%)
2
(1.12%)
2
(1.12%)
Bellus AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year2094
(1.91%)
79
(37.80%)
37
(17.70%)
39
(18.66%)
22
(10.53%)
19
(9.09%)
8
(3.83%)
1
(0.48%)
Rasmussen University-KansasPrivate, 4-year359- 3
(0.84%)
33
(9.19%)
58
(16.16%)
95
(26.46%)
117
(32.59%)
39
(10.86%)
14
(3.90%)
WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaPrivate, 2-4 year58- 4
(6.90%)
1
(1.72%)
8
(13.79%)
14
(24.14%)
21
(36.21%)
8
(13.79%)
2
(3.45%)
Heartland Welding AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year47- 14
(29.79%)
5
(10.64%)
7
(14.89%)
6
(12.77%)
9
(19.15%)
4
(8.51%)
2
(4.26%)