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Kansas State University Overview

Kansas State University is a public institution situated in Manhattan, Kansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Kansas State University Known For?

4,160 Undergraduate Awards
$33,382 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at K -State is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period92% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, K -State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $57,262 a year. That's about 40% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Kansas State University?

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Contact details for K -State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6011
Website: www.k-state.edu

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How Do I Get Into K -State?

You can apply to K -State online at: https://www.k-state.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for K -State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into K -State?

95% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 95%, K -State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Can I Afford Kansas State University?

$33,382 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of K -State is $33,382. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At K -State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,911 a year. That adds up to $27,644 over four years for those students.

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Kansas State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,497 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,257 undergraduate students at K -State, with 14,497 being full-time and 1,760 being part-time.

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There are also 4,597 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,497 full-time undergraduates at K -State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kansas State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 250
Black or African American 379
Hispanic or Latino 1,070
White 11,594
International Students 413
Other Races/Ethnicities 791

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Kansas State University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at K -State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Kansas State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6 0 221 14 130 9 380
Finance & Financial Management 9 0 173 50 44 4 280
Animal Science 2 0 211 24 17 6 260
Marketing 81 0 159 0 0 0 240
Business Administration & Management 2 0 153 1 61 0 217
Nutrition Science 0 0 138 0 20 2 160
Accounting 0 7 88 0 64 0 159
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 140 0 7 8 155
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 135 0 6 9 150
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 110 0 18 3 131
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 86 0 36 0 122
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 121 121
Computer Information Systems 3 0 106 0 2 8 119
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 82 0 26 5 113
General Biology 0 0 90 0 4 9 103
Student Counseling 0 0 0 22 73 6 101
General Sales & Marketing 69 0 29 0 0 0 98
Air Transportation 0 19 69 4 0 0 92
Food Science Technology 2 0 38 1 39 2 82
Plant Sciences 0 0 52 6 10 11 79
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 79 0 0 0 79
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 41 0 0 5 32 0 78
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 0 77 0 77
Journalism 0 0 62 0 9 0 71
Natural Sciences 0 0 67 0 0 0 67
General Business/Commerce 0 0 62 0 0 0 62
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15 0 44 0 0 0 59
Educational Administration 0 0 0 9 36 13 58
Chemical Engineering 0 0 51 0 5 2 58
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 56 0 0 0 56
General Social Sciences 0 0 56 0 0 0 56
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 26 2 25 2 55
Civil Engineering 0 0 39 0 8 7 54
Family & Consumer Economics 0 0 0 50 0 0 50
Industrial Engineering 0 0 35 0 5 8 48
Insurance 45 0 0 0 0 0 45
General English Literature 2 0 27 0 16 0 45
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 27 17 44
Electrical Engineering 0 0 32 0 5 7 44
Agricultural Engineering 0 0 36 0 6 1 43
Communication Sciences 0 0 41 0 1 0 42
Political Science & Government 0 0 41 0 1 0 42
Sociology 0 0 36 0 4 2 42
Architectural Engineering 0 0 36 0 5 0 41
Music 0 0 14 0 27 0 41
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 34 0 4 0 38
General Education 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Social Work 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 0 34 0 34
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 29 0 2 3 34
Allied Health Professions 0 0 17 0 17 0 34
Dispute Resolution 23 0 0 11 0 0 34
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 32 0 2 0 34
Agricultural Public Services 0 0 21 0 12 0 33
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 33 0 33
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 29 0 4 0 33
Gerontology 0 0 23 0 10 0 33
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 27 0 0 5 32
Zoology 0 0 26 0 3 3 32
Statistics 0 0 8 7 4 12 31
Economics 0 0 23 0 3 5 31
Management Information Systems 0 0 30 0 0 0 30
Mathematics 0 0 21 0 3 6 30
Food Processing 0 0 29 0 0 0 29
General Engineering Technology 2 13 12 0 0 0 27
History 0 0 24 0 1 1 26
International Studies 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Hospitality Management 0 0 17 0 8 0 25
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Chemistry 0 0 13 0 1 9 23
Geography & Cartography 7 0 9 6 1 0 23
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 17 0 6 0 23
Other Education 21 0 0 0 0 0 21
Anthropology 2 0 19 0 0 0 21
Public Health 3 0 1 3 13 0 20
Computer Engineering 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 15 0 4 0 19
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 8 0 0 9 17
Liberal Arts General Studies 13 0 4 0 0 0 17
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 10 0 7 0 17
Physics 0 0 5 0 3 9 17
Agricultural Mechanization 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Agricultural Production 16 0 0 0 0 0 16
Special Education 0 0 0 0 15 1 16
Ethnic Studies 1 0 10 5 0 0 16
Recreation Administration 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 8 6 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Philosophy 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 5 0 7 0 12
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 6 4 0 0 0 0 10
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Industrial Production Technology 9 0 0 0 0 0 9
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 0 4 4 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Health Sciences & Services 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
General Physical Sciences 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Genetics 0 0 0 0 2 4 6
Information Technology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 3 2 5
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
International Business 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Public Administration 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
Environmental Engineering 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Health & Physical Education 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Public Relations & Advertising 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Human Services 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dance 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Horticulture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Second Language Learning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Theory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 401 43 3,716 265 1,107 340 5,872

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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