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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS · Public · 15,142 students · mostly bachelor degrees
50th-cheapest of 72 Kansas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$19,406
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$27,402
Graduation rate
71%
Admission rate
82%
Median graduate earnings
$57,262
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,250
Average SAT
1151
Pell grant recipients
21%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
312 programsVeterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree121 grads/yr$119,983Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$115,779Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$110,015Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree106 grads/yr$107,194Viticulture and Enology · Master's Degree39 grads/yr$105,978Finance, General · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$101,913Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$97,031Poultry Science · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$96,821Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$95,640Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$93,098Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$92,068Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$91,809Architectural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$91,336Agricultural and Food Products Processing · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$91,040Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree140 grads/yr$88,533Accounting · Master's Degree64 grads/yr$87,506Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$85,396Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$85,147Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$83,453Agricultural Engineering · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$81,376Accounting · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$79,008Agricultural Power Machinery Operation · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$78,537Viticulture and Enology · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$78,367Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree173 grads/yr$75,705Behavioral Neuroscience · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$74,638
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.