Public colleges
Public Colleges in Kansas
CampusPin lists 33 public colleges and universities in Kansas, about 55.0% of the state's 60 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $8,665 in this snapshot.
Kansas public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 33
- Share of state colleges
- 55.0%
- Median in-state tuition
- $8,665
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $19,466
- Out-of-state premium
- +$10,801
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Kansas
- Emporia State UniversityEmporia · $7,356 in-state
- Fort Hays State UniversityHays · $5,633 in-state
- Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence · $600 in-state
- Kansas State UniversityManhattan · $10,942 in-state
- Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · $8,008 in-state
- University of KansasLawrence · $11,700 in-state
- Washburn UniversityTopeka · $9,578 in-state
- Wichita State UniversityWichita · $9,322 in-state
Public community colleges in Kansas
- Allen County Community CollegeIola · $3,920
- Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend · $3,616
- Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado · $3,556
- Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia · $3,180
- Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville · $3,040
- Colby Community CollegeColby · $4,046
- Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City · $4,350
- Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City · $4,650
- Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia · $6,196
- Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott · $3,240
- Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · $3,570
- Highland Community CollegeHighland · $4,116
- Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson · $3,420
- Independence Community CollegeIndependence · $4,260
- Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park · $2,328
- Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City · $3,150
- Labette Community CollegeParsons · $3,968
- Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan · $9,276
- Neosho County Community CollegeChanute · $5,644
- North Central Kansas Technical CollegeBeloit · $7,208
- Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland · $14,846
- Pratt Community CollegePratt · $4,064
- Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina · $7,020
- Seward County Community CollegeLiberal · $3,744
- Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita · $6,018
Public vs private in Kansas
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
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Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Kansas come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Kansas. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/kansas