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Statement · Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $13,178 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $27,402.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $57,262 ten years after entering, the 69th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
21,976

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $27,402 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,178 and $23,665 a year depending on income at Kansas State University.

Statement of cost · Kansas State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$27,402
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$13,178
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$19,406
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$11,221

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $13,178; $30–48k: $14,143; $48–75k: $15,369; $75–110k: $20,110; over $110k: $23,665. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$13,178
$30k–$48k$14,143
$48k–$75k$15,369
$75k–$110k$20,110
Over $110k$23,665

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $57,262; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,330
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,622
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
69th percentile among public 4-years
$57,262
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
66th percentile among public 4-years
$21,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$17,294

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $49,330; 8 yrs after entry: $52,622; 10 yrs after entry: $57,262. Median graduate debt: $21,250. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$49,330
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,622
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$57,262
Median graduate debt$21,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Kansas State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree221$46,577$24,999
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree211$51,573$22,757
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree173$73,166$24,990
MarketingBachelor's Degree159$72,115$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree153$67,390$23,250
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree140$89,754$25,000
Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree138not reported$24,625
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree135not reported$22,775
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree130$101,078not reported
Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree121$113,136not reported
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree110not reported$20,035
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree106not reported$25,871
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree90$65,318$21,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree88$79,534$24,250
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree86$44,784$25,000
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree82$61,026$19,641
MarketingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma81not reportednot reported
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree79$46,759$29,125
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's Degree77not reportednot reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree73$52,008not reported
Agricultural Business and ManagementMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesMaster's Degree0not reportednot reported
Food Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree39$107,229not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree44not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree61not reportednot reported
Animal SciencesMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree32$91,586$23,105
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree35not reported$25,000

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Kansas State University: 15,142 undergraduates; 21% of students receive Pell grants; 82% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

82%

47th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

15,142

82nd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

21%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

18th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

90th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

22%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$67,000

90th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k15%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k21%
  • Over $110k32%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k15%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k21%
Over $110k32%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.