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%. Friends University (56.00%) and MidAmerica Nazarene University (73.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Kansas 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 stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Friends University also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,484 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,861 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 - | Newman University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year | 48.02% 3.01% | 38.05% | - | $35,500 | 2,848 | 51.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 - | Friends University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year | 56.00% 7.27% | 39.06% | 995 | $32,748 | 1,724 | 45.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 - | MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KSPrivate, 4-year | 73.00% 6.18% | 26.01% | 985 | $36,120 | 1,508 | 41.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 6 | 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 |
| 5 - | Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KSPublic, 4-year | 87.99% 1.81% | 35.02% | - | $19,500 ($8,156) | 5,858 | 55.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Kansas Lawrence, KSPublic, 4-year | 88.00% 0.16% | 31.00% | 1,160 | $29,412 ($11,700) | 26,708 | 67.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 3 | University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KSPrivate, 4-year | 90.01% 8.08% | 19.98% | 1,025 | $33,890 | 1,267 | 38.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 - | Baker University Baldwin City, KSPrivate, 4-year | 91.99% 0.24% | 28.04% | - | $33,800 | 2,105 | 47.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KSPublic, 4-year | 92.00% 3.98% | 44.00% | 1,080 | $16,811 ($5,633) | 12,949 | 50.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Wichita State University Wichita, KSPublic, 4-year | 95.00% 0.15% | 22.00% | 1,090 | $19,240 ($9,322) | 16,216 | 51.00% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 80.10% | 31.32% | 1,068 | $28,484 ($9,151) | 9,091 | 51.30% | 14 to 1 |