SCHOOLS / KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Kansas State University

MANHATTAN, KSIPEDS 155399CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,040
Median1,140
75th1,260
§ 7% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th20
Median24
75th27
§ 80% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 87%SAT SUBMIT 7%ACT SUBMIT 80%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants15,591reported count
Admits13,64287%
Class seats3,77528% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants15,59113,64287%3,775School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 28%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $40. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients1,40441% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$4,455H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$19,406Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio19EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
12669ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate82%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
15509ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3416ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3482ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate27%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile23ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile27ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate81%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile550ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile600ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile510ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile570ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile620ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate6%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3269DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded201DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1135DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$978COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$10,243COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$9,870IC2019.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$978COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$27,590COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$28,141DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$45,488DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment13976DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment4645DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1674DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment20295DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment15650DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate95%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,636SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,056SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,333SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate21%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate43%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate21%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityManhattanHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameKansas State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateKansasHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years49%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years68%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years71%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate86%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time71%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate44%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate17%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$57,262
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
71%
6-year completion
Average net price
$19,406
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,250
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$38,852$39k
MEDIAN
$57,262$57k
P75
$82,952$83k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$13,178
$30,001 – $48,000
$14,143
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$15,369
$75,001 – $110,000
$20,110
$110,001 and up
$23,665
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
49%
6-yr grad
71%
8-yr grad
70%
Retention
86%
Pell grad
59%
Transfer
17%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.