Colleges / Kansas State University
College · Public · Manhattan, KS · City
KSU

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Address919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Websitewww.k-state.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size15,142
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1151.

If you get in

15,142 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$110k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$78k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$32k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$28.6k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,020

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
15,142
Location
Manhattan, KS
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
K-State
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$67k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 94

What you can study.

Colleges / Kansas State University
College · Public · Manhattan, KS · City
KSU

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Address919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Websitewww.k-state.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size15,142
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1151.

If you get in

15,142 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$110k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$78k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$32k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$28.6k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,020

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
15,142
Location
Manhattan, KS
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
K-State
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$67k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 94

What you can study.