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Colleges in Kansas

Every Kansas college that reports cost data to the U.S. Department of Education, largest first — with what students actually paid after grant aid, not just the sticker price. Open any school for its full breakdown by family income.

Colleges covered71
Median average net price$15,269
Reporting year2023
  1. University of KansasLawrence · Public · 21,217 undergradsNet$17,365Sticker$25,215
  2. Kansas State UniversityManhattan · Public · 15,142 undergradsNet$17,883Sticker$25,441
  3. Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park · Public · 11,332 undergradsNet$13,153Sticker$17,981
  4. Wichita State UniversityWichita · Public · 10,780 undergradsNet$13,776Sticker$21,064
  5. Fort Hays State UniversityHays · Public · 9,733 undergradsNet$13,493Sticker$19,114
  6. Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado · Public · 5,104 undergradsNet$16,051Sticker$20,278
  7. Washburn UniversityTopeka · Public · 4,562 undergradsNet$13,046Sticker$20,949
  8. Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · Public · 4,210 undergradsNet$18,889Sticker$22,426
  9. Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City · Public · 3,319 undergradsNet$15,255Sticker$18,095
  10. Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson · Public · 3,039 undergradsNet$5,300Sticker$12,881
  11. Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita · Public · 2,828 undergradsNet$10,741Sticker$16,928
  12. Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend · Public · 2,455 undergradsNet$11,865Sticker$17,048
  13. Benedictine CollegeAtchison · Private nonprofit · 2,272 undergradsNet$27,477Sticker$50,820
  14. Emporia State UniversityEmporia · Public · 2,239 undergradsNet$15,702Sticker$20,527
  15. Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City · Public · 1,543 undergradsNet$6,752Sticker$12,773
  16. Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · Public · 1,474 undergradsNet$8,681Sticker$14,588
  17. Highland Community CollegeHighland · Public · 1,279 undergradsNet$10,388Sticker$15,854
  18. Seward County Community CollegeLiberal · Public · 1,166 undergradsNet$6,742Sticker$12,662
  19. Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City · Public · 1,106 undergradsNet$6,147Sticker$10,039
  20. Baker UniversityBaldwin City · Private nonprofit · 1,100 undergradsNet$22,500Sticker$48,117
  21. Friends UniversityWichita · Private nonprofit · 1,048 undergradsNet$25,752Sticker$44,401
  22. MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe · Private nonprofit · 983 undergradsNet$29,520Sticker$53,495
  23. Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence · Public · 978 undergradsNet$3,031Sticker$10,134
  24. Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina · Private nonprofit · 956 undergradsNet$23,369Sticker$45,683
  25. University of Saint MaryLeavenworth · Private nonprofit · 925 undergradsNet$23,335Sticker$45,313
  26. Southwestern CollegeWinfield · Private nonprofit · 924 undergradsNet$27,310Sticker$53,677
  27. McPherson CollegeMcPherson · Private nonprofit · 872 undergradsNet$24,837Sticker$48,404
  28. Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa · Private nonprofit · 870 undergradsNet$28,083Sticker$51,340
  29. Neosho County Community CollegeChanute · Public · 862 undergradsNet$10,179Sticker$16,555
  30. Newman UniversityWichita · Private nonprofit · 851 undergradsNet$19,045Sticker$44,081
  31. Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville · Public · 850 undergradsNet$5,481Sticker$11,727
  32. Colby Community CollegeColby · Public · 838 undergradsNet$8,021Sticker$12,705
  33. Allen County Community CollegeIola · Public · 810 undergradsNet$5,899Sticker$13,072
  34. Labette Community CollegeParsons · Public · 801 undergradsNet$7,795Sticker$13,629
  35. Wichita Technical InstituteWichita · Private for-profit · 778 undergradsNet$18,524
  36. Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia · Public · 762 undergradsNet$11,477Sticker$16,432
  37. Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott · Public · 693 undergradsNet$665Sticker$10,838
  38. Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka · Public · 615 undergradsNet$12,943Sticker$17,795
  39. Pratt Community CollegePratt · Public · 579 undergradsNet$8,244Sticker$15,333
  40. Bethany CollegeLindsborg · Private nonprofit · 569 undergradsNet$29,203Sticker$52,396
  41. Sterling CollegeSterling · Private nonprofit · 538 undergradsNet$22,403Sticker$44,836
  42. Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton · Private nonprofit · 504 undergradsNet$24,392Sticker$47,672
  43. Tabor CollegeHillsboro · Private nonprofit · 494 undergradsNet$19,868Sticker$48,360
  44. Independence Community CollegeIndependence · Public · 486 undergradsNet$6,262Sticker$12,041
  45. Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit · Public · 441 undergradsNet$17,460Sticker$22,287
  46. Donnelly CollegeKansas City · Private nonprofit · 395 undergradsNet$15,025Sticker$22,227
  47. Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson · Private nonprofit · 380 undergradsNet$12,473Sticker$32,495
  48. Hesston CollegeHesston · Private nonprofit · 372 undergradsNet$21,458Sticker$44,939
  49. Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka · Private for-profit · 359 undergradsNet$18,289Sticker$24,908
  50. Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia · Public · 352 undergradsNet$15,533Sticker$21,137
  51. Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan · Public · 342 undergradsNet$11,752Sticker$18,055
  52. Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina · Public · 330 undergradsNet$7,018Sticker$12,938
  53. Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland · Public · 315 undergradsNet$12,222
  54. Crave Beauty AcademyWichita · Private for-profit · 303 undergradsNet$18,156
  55. Z Hair AcademyOverland Park · Private for-profit · 235 undergradsNet$15,269
  56. Bellus AcademyManhattan · Private for-profit · 209 undergradsNet$22,076
  57. Paul Mitchell the School-Overland ParkOverland Park · Private for-profit · 179 undergradsNet$18,979
  58. Barclay CollegeHaviland · Private nonprofit · 168 undergradsNet$28,827Sticker$40,190
  59. Paul Mitchell the School-WichitaWichita · Private for-profit · 163 undergradsNet$18,938
  60. Eric Fisher AcademyWichita · Private for-profit · 161 undergradsNet$12,934
  61. Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan · Private nonprofit · 146 undergradsNet$23,608Sticker$34,318
  62. Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park · Private nonprofit · 143 undergradsNet$15,686Sticker$21,889
  63. Old Town Barber CollegeWichita · Private for-profit · 97 undergradsNet$14,647
  64. Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park · Private nonprofit · 95 undergradsNet$33,243Sticker$39,040
  65. Mitsu Sato Hair AcademyOverland Park · Private for-profit · 85 undergradsNet$10,412
  66. Hays Academy of Hair DesignHays · Private for-profit · 83 undergradsNet$14,744
  67. WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaWichita · Private for-profit · 58 undergradsNet$9,355
  68. Heartland Welding AcademyAndover · Private for-profit · 47 undergradsNet$20,694
  69. Hays Academy of Hair DesignSalina · Private for-profit · 46 undergradsNet$13,806
  70. WellSpring School of Allied Health-LawrenceLawrence · Private for-profit · 37 undergradsNet$16,971
  71. Sami Halaseh InstituteAndover · Private for-profit · 30 undergradsNet$23,501

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Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page is reported by the college itself to the U.S. Department of Education and published in the College Scorecard. Net price is the full cost of attendance minus the average grant and scholarship aid awarded — what a typical aided student actually paid. Sticker is the published cost of attendance before any aid. Schools are ordered by undergraduate enrollment, and each school’s own page breaks its net price down by family-income band.

Scope & limitations

  • ~2-year lag. Federal cost data is historical by design — these are the 2023 reporting years, not a live quote for the coming academic year.
  • Averages, not your price. Net price is an average across aided students, not a personalized estimate. Your own cost depends on your finances and the year you apply — use a school’s official net price calculator for that.
  • Coverage gaps. Kansas colleges that report neither a net price nor a cost of attendance in any year aren’t listed, because there would be nothing to show. Individual figures a school didn’t report are marked as not reported rather than estimated.

Informational only — income-band averages from federal data, not an offer of aid or a substitute for any college’s official net price calculator or professional advice.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2023 reporting year. Last reviewed: August 2026

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