2025-2026
Accept rate
87.5%
- Applicants
- 15,591
- Admits
- 13,642
- Enrolled
- 3,775
- Yield
- 27.7%
Total Applications
15,591
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
87.5%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
3,775
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1040-1260
2025-2026
Kansas State University Admissions at a Glance
Kansas State University received 15,591 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 87.5% of applicants; 3,775 admitted students enrolled (a 27.7% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 94.4% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1040–1260 on the SAT and 20–27 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $23,099, and the average need-based grant was $7,797.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
82.0%
- Applicants
- 15,432
- Admits
- 12,653
- Enrolled
- 3,482
- Yield
- 27.5%
2023-2024
Accept rate
79.7%
- Applicants
- 13,373
- Admits
- 10,656
- Enrolled
- 3,187
- Yield
- 29.9%
2022-2023
Accept rate
95.1%
- Applicants
- 9,703
- Admits
- 9,231
- Enrolled
- 2,908
- Yield
- 31.5%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 15,591 | 13,642 | 3,775 | 87.5% | 27.7% |
| 2024-2025 | 15,432 | 12,653 | 3,482 | 82.0% | 27.5% |
| 2023-2024 | 13,373 | 10,656 | 3,187 | 79.7% | 29.9% |
| 2022-2023 | 9,703 | 9,231 | 2,908 | 95.1% | 31.5% |
| 2021-2022 | 9,822 | 9,391 | 2,848 | 95.6% | 30.3% |
| 2020-2021 | 8,937 | 8,459 | 2,986 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| 2019-2020 | 8,140 | 7,788 | 3,202 | 95.7% | 41.1% |
| 2018-2019 | 8,488 | 7,990 | 3,467 | 94.1% | 43.4% |
| 2017-2018 | 8,310 | 7,864 | 3,350 | 94.6% | 42.6% |
| 2016-2017 | 9,018 | 8,511 | 3,581 | 94.4% | 42.1% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1040
50th Percentile
1140
75th Percentile
1260
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
42%
Need Fully Met
28%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$23,099
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$10,601
Fees
$978
Room & Board
$11,520
Change Since 2018
+13%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
16,555
Total Enrollment
21,213
International
2%
Students of Color
22%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Not Considered
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not Considered
- Talent/ability
- Not Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||