Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Kansas State University admitted 13,642 of 15,591 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (87.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Kansas State University
Three things Kansas State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Kansas State University files test scores under “important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 7% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
7% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 80% sent an ACT. Kansas State University files test scores under “important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Kansas State University asks for no supplemental essay.
Of the 1 prompt we track for this application, none is one you would have to write.
Source: the prompts we track for this application
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
87.5%
13,642 admitted of 15,591 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1040–1260
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
20–27
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.86
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
7%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
80%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at Kansas State University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate fell from 93% to 79%.
What Kansas State University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Course rigor
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $19,406 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $13,178
- $30k–$48k
- $14,143
- $48k–$75k
- $15,369
- $75k–$110k
- $20,110
- Over $110k
- $23,665
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionFebruary 1, 2027
Verified August 19, 2026
- Regular DecisionFebruary 1, 2027
Verified August 19, 2026
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Kansas
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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