Colleges in Kansas
79 colleges and universities in Kansas: 28 four-year, 10 two-year and 41 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Wichita State University ($10,307 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (28)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | $20,004 | 93% | $67,963 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | $18,210 | 82% | $61,473 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | Public | $10,307 | 94% | $56,003 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public | $16,333 | 90% | $53,030 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | $11,023 | — | $53,102 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | $14,291 | 89% | $53,785 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | Private nonprofit | $24,687 | 98% | $58,102 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | Public | $14,364 | 98% | $50,860 |
| Baker University | Baldwin City | Private nonprofit | $25,038 | 94% | $69,658 |
| Friends University | Wichita | Private nonprofit | $26,384 | 55% | $54,046 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | Private nonprofit | $30,947 | 79% | $70,804 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | Private nonprofit | $22,165 | 72% | $57,332 |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth | Private nonprofit | $20,881 | 87% | $66,336 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | Private nonprofit | $30,086 | 76% | $58,452 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | Private nonprofit | $28,431 | 77% | $51,560 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | Ottawa | Private nonprofit | $27,572 | 83% | $59,897 |
| Newman University | Wichita | Private nonprofit | $17,430 | 74% | $55,478 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | Private nonprofit | $28,538 | 56% | $56,377 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | Private nonprofit | $24,297 | 48% | $50,326 |
| Bethel College-North Newton | North Newton | Private nonprofit | $31,503 | 94% | $58,029 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | Private nonprofit | $19,034 | 65% | $58,789 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | Private nonprofit | $14,036 | 53% | $46,855 |
| Ottawa University-Online | Overland Park | Private nonprofit | $13,986 | — | $59,897 |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private nonprofit | — | — | $59,897 |
| Barclay College | Haviland | Private nonprofit | $15,864 | 51% | $40,829 |
| Manhattan Christian College | Manhattan | Private nonprofit | $27,504 | 100% | $47,738 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | Private nonprofit | $19,753 | — | — |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private nonprofit | $37,185 | 69% | $55,666 |
Two-year and community colleges (10)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public | $12,359 | — | $49,934 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | Public | $16,838 | — | $44,647 |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence | Public | $8,507 | 90% | $38,914 |
| Allen County Community College | Iola | Public | $3,011 | — | $42,612 |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | Public | $9,779 | — | $45,236 |
| Independence Community College | Independence | Public | $2,571 | — | $38,746 |
| Donnelly College | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | $4,090 | — | $41,558 |
| Hesston College | Hesston | Private nonprofit | $17,352 | — | $56,182 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas | Topeka | Private for-profit | $24,957 | — | $47,524 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | Wichita | Private for-profit | $30,703 | — | $69,188 |
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (41)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | $14,533 | — | $44,191 |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | Public | $3,479 | — | $46,011 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | Public | $10,348 | — | $45,120 |
| Barton County Community College | Great Bend | Public | $10,725 | — | $46,969 |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | Public | $8,364 | — | $40,384 |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | Public | $5,768 | — | $44,492 |
| Highland Community College | Highland | Public | $11,434 | — | $47,343 |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | Public | $8,584 | — | $44,985 |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | Public | $6,382 | — | $47,052 |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | Public | $9,067 | — | $45,904 |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | Public | $8,624 | — | $43,364 |
| Colby Community College | Colby | Public | $10,629 | — | $45,492 |
| Wichita Technical Institute | Wichita | Private for-profit | $28,642 | — | $37,622 |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | Public | $12,402 | — | $44,383 |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | Public | $4,580 | — | $41,222 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | Public | $12,822 | — | $53,102 |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | Public | $13,697 | — | $54,513 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central | Beloit | Public | $15,603 | — | $51,558 |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Public | $14,320 | — | $51,436 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | Public | $8,716 | — | $51,665 |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | Public | $5,862 | — | $45,917 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | Public | $9,988 | — | $43,746 |
| Crave Beauty Academy | Wichita | Private for-profit | $20,487 | — | $33,386 |
| Z Hair Academy | Overland Park | Private for-profit | $16,453 | 100% | $30,935 |
| Bellus Academy | Manhattan | Private for-profit | $28,152 | — | $33,999 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park | Overland Park | Private for-profit | $31,312 | — | $34,609 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita | Wichita | Private for-profit | $19,049 | — | $28,813 |
| Eric Fisher Academy | Wichita | Private for-profit | $19,431 | — | $35,363 |
| Old Town Barber College | Wichita | Private for-profit | $16,572 | — | $27,233 |
| Mitsu Sato Hair Academy | Overland Park | Private for-profit | $15,740 | — | $29,884 |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Hays | Private for-profit | $14,362 | — | $29,464 |
| Heartland Welding Academy | Andover | Private for-profit | $22,300 | — | — |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design | Salina | Private for-profit | $12,920 | — | $29,464 |
| Sami Halaseh Institute | Andover | Private for-profit | $15,010 | — | — |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Kansas Health Science University | Wichita | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Baker University School of Nursing | Topeka | Private nonprofit | — | — | $69,658 |
| Coffeyville Technical Campus | Coffeyville | Public | — | — | $43,364 |
| Columbus Technical Campus | Columbus | Public | — | — | $43,364 |
| Coffeyville Community College - EMS Building | Coffeyville | Public | — | — | $43,364 |
| Rasmussen University - Overland Park | Overland Park | Private for-profit | — | — | $47,524 |