Kansas State University

  • Details

    • Name: Kansas State University
    • Location: Manhattan, KS 66506
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 79.36%
    • Average SAT Scores 1149
    • Four Year Completion Rate 46.88% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 70.47% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 69.69% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    46.9%
    6 Year
    70.5%
    8 Year
    69.7%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $25,441 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $27,816 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $10,942 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $17,294 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $10,742 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,964 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $14,458 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $19,880 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $21,843 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $49,330 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $45,640 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $52,622 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $50,763 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $57,262 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,358
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree $35,606 $31,345 $32,287
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,599
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,223
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $36,315 $30,782 $33,997
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $42,647 $34,704 $33,928
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree $42,818 No data $54,044
Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $34,263 No data $35,824
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree $28,614 $18,147 $44,913
Agricultural and Food Products Processing Bachelor's Degree No data $41,834 $66,969
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data $30,168 $67,854
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,745
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $22,400 $71,780
Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,141
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree $35,845 $35,795 $42,883
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,356
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,776
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,785
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $29,883 $68,390
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $34,977 $31,286 $65,948
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,897
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree $32,912 $22,960 $25,485
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $32,411 $27,274 $37,947
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data $28,352 $38,712
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data $25,304 $38,025
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree No data $25,699 $27,468
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $33,708 No data $33,465
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,448
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,741
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $44,869 $39,368 $58,353
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $21,327 $65,670
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,147
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $30,478 No data $27,431
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,771
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $26,416 $21,120 $30,437
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,831
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,562
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,845
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,160
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $18,250 $27,147
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree $32,805 $23,590 $22,898
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,529
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $36,424 $26,117 $33,165
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $26,447 $19,097 $26,951
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $44,138 No data No data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree $31,671 No data $33,115
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,211
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree $34,923 No data $53,192
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $38,793 $31,912 $44,778
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $36,492 $27,161 $28,101
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,530
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree $28,926 $20,000 $30,336
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $27,469 $14,937 $38,052
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree $80,095 No data $50,850
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $23,350 $12,500 $51,995
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree $32,125 $30,105 $36,001
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,270
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,897
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $32,850 $38,005
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $37,004 $48,232
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,998
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,706
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $33,221 $23,200 $46,241
History Bachelor's Degree $31,707 No data $26,881