Tuition Trends for Kansas colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 74 colleges in Kansas - 34 public and 40 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Kansas is $7,896 for Kansas residents and $18,704 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $27,469. For Kansas community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,170 for state residents and $5,951 for out-of-state students.

Kansas public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 30.69% from $6,836 (2015) to $8,934 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 7.41% over the past decade from $17,436 (2015) to $18,728 (2024). In private Kansas colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 51.70%, from $18,155 (2015) to $27,541 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 17.93% when living on campus and by 16.14% when living off campus at public Kansas colleges. For private Kansas colleges, the COA has increased by 44.07% (on-campus) and 41.21% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Kansas colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$19,146	$29,746	$30,465	$20,504	$31,104	$31,823
2015-16	$19,647 2.62%	$30,645 3.02%	$31,148 2.24%	$20,991 2.38%	$31,989 2.85%	$32,492 2.10%
2016-17	$20,491 4.30%	$32,229 5.17%	$32,683 4.93%	$21,644 3.11%	$33,382 4.35%	$33,836 4.14%
2017-18	$21,113 3.04%	$33,180 2.95%	$34,121 4.40%	$21,448 -0.91%	$33,515 0.40%	$34,456 1.83%
2018-19	$21,636 2.48%	$33,991 2.44%	$34,691 1.67%	$22,241 3.70%	$34,596 3.23%	$35,296 2.44%
2019-20	$22,367 3.38%	$34,890 2.64%	$35,868 3.39%	$23,292 4.73%	$35,815 3.52%	$36,793 4.24%
2020-21	$22,655 1.29%	$35,389 1.43%	$37,947 5.80%	$23,709 1.79%	$36,443 1.75%	$39,001 6.00%
2021-22	$23,220 2.49%	$35,078 -0.88%	$39,029 2.85%	$24,293 2.46%	$36,151 -0.80%	$40,102 2.82%
2022-23	$23,777 2.40%	$33,218 -5.30%	$39,694 1.70%	$25,254 3.96%	$34,695 -4.03%	$41,171 2.67%
2023-24	$25,284 6.34%	$35,078 5.60%	$43,891 10.57%	$26,330 4.26%	$36,124 4.12%	$44,937 9.15%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Kansas colleges is $8,934 for Kansas residents and $18,728 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $28,861.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,508 for Kansas residents and $21,187 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $12,179.

The tuition & fees has increased 7.41% for undergraduate programs and 24.68% for graduate programs at Kansas colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Kansas colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$6,836	$17,436	$18,155	$6,998	$15,956	$10,442
2015-16	$7,101 3.88%	$18,099 3.80%	$18,602 2.46%	$7,270 3.89%	$16,557 3.77%	$10,682 2.30%
2016-17	$7,649 7.72%	$19,387 7.12%	$19,841 6.66%	$7,857 8.07%	$17,825 7.66%	$10,426 -2.40%
2017-18	$7,895 3.22%	$19,962 2.97%	$20,903 5.35%	$8,192 4.26%	$18,439 3.44%	$11,180 7.23%
2018-19	$8,114 2.77%	$20,469 2.54%	$21,169 1.27%	$8,413 2.70%	$18,887 2.43%	$11,487 2.75%
2019-20	$8,250 1.68%	$20,773 1.49%	$21,751 2.75%	$8,561 1.76%	$19,296 2.17%	$11,063 -3.69%
2020-21	$8,295 0.55%	$21,029 1.23%	$23,587 8.44%	$8,588 0.32%	$19,456 0.83%	$10,554 -4.60%
2021-22	$8,390 1.15%	$20,248 -3.71%	$24,199 2.59%	$8,702 1.33%	$18,983 -2.43%	$10,588 0.32%
2022-23	$8,577 2.23%	$18,018 -11.01%	$24,494 1.22%	$8,793 1.05%	$19,074 0.48%	$10,629 0.39%
2023-24	$8,934 4.16%	$18,728 3.94%	$27,541 12.44%	$9,215 4.80%	$19,894 4.30%	$11,465 7.87%

Kansas 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Kansas Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Kansas colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,235
2015-16	$1,230 -0.40%
2016-17	$1,238 0.65%
2017-18	$1,182 -4.52%
2018-19	$1,164 -1.52%
2019-20	$1,119 -3.87%
2020-21	$1,137 1.61%
2021-22	$1,148 0.97%
2022-23	$1,135 -1.13%
2023-24	$1,175 3.52%

Living Costs Changes

For Kansas colleges, the living have increased 23.78% when a student lives on campus facilities and 19.32% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Kansas colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,075	$11,785
2015-16	$11,316 3.21%	$12,000 3.10%
2016-17	$11,604 3.59%	$12,097 3.31%
2017-18	$12,036 4.70%	$12,169 -0.93%
2018-19	$12,358 3.07%	$12,804 2.50%
2019-20	$12,998 4.54%	$13,796 4.09%
2020-21	$13,223 1.57%	$14,016 3.01%
2021-22	$13,682 2.67%	$14,407 3.52%
2022-23	$14,065 1.58%	$14,876 4.77%
2023-24	$15,175 8.66%	$15,861 5.12%

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4-Year Colleges

University of Kansas Public, four-years | Lawrence
Kansas State University Public, four-years | Manhattan
Wichita State University Public, four-years | Wichita
Brown Mackie College-Kansas City Private, 2-4 years | Lenexa
Ottawa University-Ottawa Private, four-years | Ottawa
Emporia State University Public, four-years | Emporia
Benedictine College Private, four-years | Atchison
Pittsburg State University Public, four-years | Pittsburg
Bethany College Private, four-years | Lindsborg
Johnson County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Overland Park

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Graduate

Emporia State University Public, four-years | Emporia
University of Kansas Public, four-years | Lawrence
McPherson College Private, four-years | McPherson
Cleveland University-Kansas City Private, four-years | Overland Park
Kansas State University Public, four-years | Manhattan
Wichita State University Public, four-years | Wichita
Sterling College Private, four-years | Sterling
Saint Paul School of Theology Private, four-years | Leawood
Ottawa University-Kansas City Private, four-years | Overland Park
Barclay College Private, four-years | Haviland

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Online Schools

Washburn University Public, four-years | Topeka
Fort Hays State University Public, four-years | Hays
Neosho County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Chanute
University of Kansas Public, four-years | Lawrence
Baker University Private, four-years | Baldwin City
Emporia State University Public, four-years | Emporia
Johnson County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Overland Park
Kansas State University Public, four-years | Manhattan
Friends University Private, four-years | Wichita
Fort Scott Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Scott

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Trade Schools

Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Overland Park
Crave Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Wichita
Seward County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Liberal
North Central Kansas Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Beloit
Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita Private, Less than 2-years | Wichita
Johnson County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Overland Park
Midwest Barber College Private, Less than 2-years | Topeka
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WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence Private, 2-4 years | Lawrence
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park Private, Less than 2-years | Overland Park

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Tuition Trends for Kansas colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes