The average acceptance rate of the 11 Kansas colleges that have competitive admission is 81.73% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.32%. The acceptance rate at 8 Kansas colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.
Newman University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 48.02%. Sterling College (53.03%) and Barclay College (53.89%) are following it in the list of Tightest Kansas 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Newman University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Sterling College ranked 2nd, up 3 places from 5th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,125 and graduate tuition & fees is $12,468 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Newman University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year | 48.02% 3.01% | 38.05% | - | $35,500 | 2,848 | 51.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 3 | Sterling College Sterling, KSPrivate, 4-year | 53.03% 8.07% | 31.96% | - | $32,200 | 706 | 36.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | Barclay College Haviland, KSPrivate, 4-year | 53.89% 1.21% | 44.44% | - | $26,590 | 169 | 41.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Friends University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year | 56.00% 7.27% | 39.06% | 995 | $32,748 | 1,724 | 45.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Tabor College Hillsboro, KSPrivate, 4-year | 64.96% 12.25% | 33.95% | 1,030 | $35,050 | 637 | 44.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 5 | Southwestern College Winfield, KSPrivate, 4-year | 64.97% 5.19% | 24.02% | - | $38,480 | 1,174 | 38.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KSPrivate, 4-year | 73.00% 6.18% | 26.01% | 985 | $36,120 | 1,508 | 41.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 16 | Benedictine College Atchison, KSPrivate, 4-year | 76.00% 22.83% | 23.00% | 1,230 | $34,800 | 2,362 | 67.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Bethany College Lindsborg, KSPrivate, 4-year | 78.98% 12.95% | 11.98% | - | $31,946 | 744 | 29.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 11 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KSPublic, 4-year | 79.00% 16.14% | 30.00% | 1,140 | $27,816 ($10,942) | 19,722 | 68.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 64.79% | 30.25% | 1,076 | $33,125 ($10,942) | 3,159 | 46.00% | 12 to 1 |