For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Kansas colleges is 83.82%, 58,335 accepted out of 69,596 applicants.
For Kansas college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 3,586 (5.43%) compared to last year, from 66,010 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 981, which is more than 6.52% last year.
Kansas colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.33% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Kansas colleges. The yield increased by 0.39%.
Among Kansas colleges, Washburn Institute of Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 41.04% with 275 accepted students out of 670 applicants. University of Kansas has the most number of applicants of 19,226 and University of Kansas has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,245.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Kansas. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Institute of Technology | 670 8 | 275 -3 | 212 -36 | 41.04% -0.95% | 77.09% -12.12% |
| Newman University | 985 -469 | 473 -269 | 180 3 | 48.02% -3.01% | 38.05% 14.20% |
| Sterling College | 826 -1,133 | 438 -759 | 140 -20 | 53.03% -8.07% | 31.96% 18.59% |
| Barclay College | 167 -38 | 90 -18 | 40 18 | 53.89% 1.21% | 44.44% 24.07% |
| Friends University | 1,134 -486 | 635 -390 | 248 -17 | 56.00% -7.27% | 39.06% 13.21% |
| Tabor College | 585 -927 | 380 -417 | 129 -22 | 64.96% 12.25% | 33.95% 15.00% |
| Southwestern College | 1,333 93 | 866 -4 | 208 5 | 64.97% -5.19% | 24.02% 0.69% |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 1,085 -18 | 792 55 | 206 -27 | 73.00% 6.18% | 26.01% -5.60% |
| Benedictine College | 3,575 680 | 2,717 -144 | 625 32 | 76.00% -22.83% | 23.00% 2.27% |
| Bethany College | 1,860 -1,661 | 1,469 -856 | 176 -83 | 78.98% 12.95% | 11.98% 0.84% |
| Kansas State University | 13,437 3,731 | 10,615 1,381 | 3,185 276 | 79.00% -16.14% | 30.00% -1.50% |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 3,600 269 | 2,880 274 | 288 27 | 80.00% 1.77% | 10.00% -0.02% |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | 5 -10 | 4 -9 | 3 -10 | 80.00% -6.67% | 75.00% -25.00% |
| McPherson College | 1,209 -236 | 1,016 64 | 244 -6 | 84.04% 18.16% | 24.02% -2.24% |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | 1,831 475 | 1,556 612 | 265 31 | 84.98% 15.36% | 17.03% -7.76% |
| Pittsburg State University | 2,856 214 | 2,513 236 | 880 33 | 87.99% 1.81% | 35.02% -2.18% |
| University of Kansas | 19,226 3,022 | 16,919 2,685 | 5,245 788 | 88.00% 0.16% | 31.00% -0.31% |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | 334 65 | 294 43 | 223 -3 | 88.02% -5.29% | 75.85% -14.19% |
| University of Saint Mary | 1,201 -288 | 1,081 -139 | 216 19 | 90.01% 8.08% | 19.98% 3.83% |
| Baker University | 911 135 | 838 126 | 235 3 | 91.99% 0.24% | 28.04% -4.54% |
| Fort Hays State University | 2,174 346 | 2,000 391 | 880 55 | 92.00% 3.98% | 44.00% -7.27% |
| Wichita State University | 8,637 -262 | 8,205 -236 | 1,805 -42 | 95.00% 0.15% | 22.00% 0.12% |
| Bethel College-North Newton | 977 380 | 938 358 | 159 48 | 96.01% -1.14% | 16.95% -2.19% |
| Emporia State University | 1,592 -254 | 1,560 -206 | 406 -131 | 97.99% 2.32% | 26.03% -4.38% |
| Manhattan Christian College | 56 -42 | 56 9 | 38 4 | 100.00% 52.04% | 67.86% -4.48% |