Tightest Kansas Colleges To Get In

The average acceptance rate of the 11 Kansas colleges that have competitive admission is 81.71% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.33%. 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 47.61%. Friends University (55.64%) and MidAmerica Nazarene University (73.46%) 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.

Table. Tightest Kansas Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Newman University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year 47.61%
3.42%
37.74%-$35,5002,84851.00%10 to 1
2
-
Friends University Wichita, KSPrivate, 4-year 55.64%
7.63%
39.30%995$32,7481,72445.00%12 to 1
3
-
MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KSPrivate, 4-year 73.46%
6.64%
26.22%985$36,1201,50841.00%11 to 1
4
6
Kansas State University Manhattan, KSPublic, 4-year 79.36%
15.78%
29.89%1,140$27,816
($10,942)
19,72268.00%18 to 1
5
-
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KSPublic, 4-year 88.17%
1.99%
34.83%-$19,500
($8,156)
5,85855.00%14 to 1
6
-
University of Kansas Lawrence, KSPublic, 4-year 88.20%
0.36%
31.01%1,160$29,412
($11,700)
26,70867.00%17 to 1
7
3
University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KSPrivate, 4-year 89.84%
7.91%
20.48%1,025$33,8901,26738.00%12 to 1
8
1
Fort Hays State University Hays, KSPublic, 4-year 91.77%
3.75%
44.41%1,080$16,811
($5,633)
12,94950.00%15 to 1
9
1
Baker University Baldwin City, KSPrivate, 4-year 92.10%
0.35%
28.13%-$33,8002,10547.00%13 to 1
10
1
Wichita State University Wichita, KSPublic, 4-year 94.94%
0.09%
21.78%1,090$19,240
($9,322)
16,21651.00%20 to 1
Average80.11%31.38%1,068$28,484
($9,151)
9,09151.30%14 to 1
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