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Best Colleges in Kansas

The strongest colleges and universities in Kansas, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

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The strongest colleges and universities in Kansas, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
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Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Cleveland University-Kansas City Overland Park, KS 69% $35,764 - See record
2 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 82% $19,406 1060-1260 See record
3 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 93% $18,059 1070-1300 See record
4 Benedictine College Atchison, KS 98% $27,891 1140-1380 See record
5 Hesston College Hesston, KS - $26,299 - See record
6 Baker University Baldwin City, KS 94% $25,301 - See record
7 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 89% $15,784 1050 See record
8 Emporia State University Emporia, KS 98% $16,261 1120 See record
9 MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS 79% $32,165 950-1090 See record
10 Washburn University Topeka, KS - $15,280 - See record
11 Newman University Wichita, KS 74% $19,971 - See record
12 Wichita State University Wichita, KS 94% $13,194 905-1240 See record
13 Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS 72% $22,671 - See record
14 University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS 87% $22,519 806-1028 See record
15 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS 90% $12,569 970-1140 See record
16 Donnelly College Kansas City, KS - $11,476 - See record
17 Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS - $23,980 - See record
18 Manhattan Christian College Manhattan, KS 100% $24,213 1020 See record
19 Friends University Wichita, KS 55% $27,715 960-1090 See record
20 Ottawa University-Online Overland Park, KS - - - See record
21 Sterling College Sterling, KS 48% $22,371 - See record
22 Bethel College-North Newton North Newton, KS 94% $32,917 - See record
23 Bethany College Lindsborg, KS 56% $27,686 - See record
24 Southwestern College Winfield, KS 76% $29,824 - See record
25 McPherson College McPherson, KS 77% $26,441 960-1200 See record
26 Tabor College Hillsboro, KS 65% $20,205 - See record
27 Barclay College Haviland, KS 51% $29,290 - See record
28 Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS 83% $27,963 750-1000 See record
29 Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS 53% $11,404 - See record
30 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS 90% $3,134 - See record
31 Kansas Christian College Overland Park, KS - $15,313 - See record
32 Allen County Community College Iola, KS - $8,642 - See record
33 Baker University School of Nursing Topeka, KS - - - See record
34 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS - $9,905 - See record
35 Bellus Academy Manhattan, KS - $26,631 - See record
36 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS - $15,724 - See record
37 Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS - $11,685 - See record
38 Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville, KS - $4,957 - See record
39 Coffeyville Technical Campus Coffeyville, KS - - - See record
40 Colby Community College Colby, KS - $7,886 - See record