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Kansas State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Manhattan, KS

Population 140,000

Website https://www.k-state.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,835

Men / Women 49% / 51%

White 73%

Hispanic 11%

Black 4%

Mixed 4%

Asian 3%

International 2%

Native American 1%

From State 71%

From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 25%

Life & Natural Sciences 20%

Humanities & Social Sciences 15%

Engineering 11%

Education 8%

Health Sciences 6%

Professional 5%

Arts 4%

Computer Science 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,221

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,568

Est. In-State Cost $14,515

Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,956

10-Year ROI $174,000

ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%

4-Year Graduation Rate 49%

6-Year Graduation Rate 71%

Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)

Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 95%

Yield (Unbound) 27%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$183M	#88
Humanities & Social Sciences	$16M	#94
Engineering, Computing & Math	$41M	#126

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	36	#126
Life & Natural Sciences	195	#130
Humanities & Social Sciences	81	#206

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 87%

SAT Range 1090 – 1230

SAT Math Range 510 – 620

SAT RW Range 550 – 640

ACT Range 20 – 27

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering	474	84% / 16%	2%	$93,854		98%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	22 +3	59% / 41%	0%	$79,748	88	100%
Architectural Engineering	33 —	64% / 36%	6%	$88,031	93	100%
Biomedical Engineering	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$86,747	92	—
Chemical Engineering	36 —	72% / 28%	3%	$105,727	98	96%
Civil Engineering	33 —	85% / 15%	0%	$77,352	86	100%
Computer Engineering	22 —	95% / 5%	5%	$113,010	99	100%
Electrical Engineering	35 —	91% / 9%	3%	$91,586	95	100%
Engineering Undecided	— —	—	—	$91,303	94	—
Environmental Engineering	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$78,037	86	—
Industrial Engineering	48 —	77% / 23%	4%	$91,236	94	96%
Mechanical Engineering	130 —	93% / 7%	0%	$89,754	94	96%
Computer Science	94 +7	89% / 11%	2%	$105,050	98	99%
Cybersecurity	7 —	100% / 0%	0%	$96,455	96	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Agriculture	455	41% / 59%	1%	$57,662		95%
Agricultural Mechanization	11 —	91% / 9%	0%	$76,966	85	96%
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	23 +4	48% / 52%	0%	$83,856	90	97%
Agronomy and Crop Science	25 +1	56% / 44%	0%	$61,678	65	93%
Animal Sciences	168 +3	21% / 79%	1%	$51,573	39	93%
Entomology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,930	28	97%
Food Science	28 +4	36% / 64%	0%	$62,917	67	92%
Horticultural Science	30 —	57% / 43%	0%	$61,678	65	93%
Pre-Veterinary Studies	19 —	21% / 79%	11%	$51,208	38	—
Wildlife Biology	24 +1	42% / 58%	4%	$47,930	28	97%
Agricultural Business and Management	44 —	75% / 25%	0%	$61,026	64	100%
Agricultural Economics	47 —	68% / 32%	0%	$61,026	64	100%
Agricultural Communication/Journalism	24 —	8% / 92%	0%	$55,940	52	—
Natural Resources and Conservation	11 —	91% / 9%	0%	$52,333	41	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Architecture, Planning and Design	3	100% / 0%	0%	$69,776
Real Estate Development	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$69,776	78	—
Interior Design	— —	—	—	$55,857	51	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	640	38% / 62%	3%	$56,911		96%
Chemistry	8 +1	88% / 12%	12%	$62,168	66	—
Geosciences	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$58,910	59	—
Mathematics	10 +10	70% / 30%	0%	$54,326	47	100%
Physical Sciences	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$67,610	75	—
Physics	8 +3	88% / 12%	12%	$68,368	76	—
Statistics	8 —	88% / 12%	12%	$78,793	87	—
Biochemistry	14 —	79% / 21%	0%	$63,820	69	94%
Biology	94 —	32% / 68%	3%	$65,318	72	100%
Microbiology	12 +6	50% / 50%	0%	$51,508	39	96%
Natural Sciences	51 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$65,682	72	100%
Economics	12 +6	50% / 50%	17%	$75,615	84	100%
Anthropology	10 +1	60% / 40%	0%	$40,597	11	97%
Criminology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,329	47	—
English	20 +3	20% / 80%	5%	$49,439	33	92%
Environmental Science and Policy	3 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$70,950	80	96%
Ethnic Studies	— —	—	—	$53,426	45	—
Ethnic Studies	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$53,724	45	—
Foreign Languages	13 +12	0% / 100%	0%	$51,244	38	—
Geography	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$58,733	59	—
History	12 +3	50% / 50%	0%	$58,231	58	100%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	4 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$50,213	35	—
Journalism	53 +1	30% / 70%	4%	$54,635	48	90%
Philosophy	3 +5	67% / 33%	0%	$52,334	41	—
Political Science	22 +3	45% / 55%	0%	$72,168	81	100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,255	64	—
Research & Experimental Psychology	82 +9	21% / 79%	2%	$52,270	41	100%
Social Sciences	49 +1	53% / 47%	6%	$50,046	35	82%
Social Work	39 —	18% / 82%	3%	$47,230	27	95%
Sociology	28 +3	43% / 57%	7%	$53,046	43	93%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	22 —	50% / 50%	0%	$57,251	55	100%
Womens Studies	— +1	—	—	$52,722	42	—
Fine/Studio Arts	25 —	24% / 76%	0%	$51,823	40	92%
Music	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$43,889	18	—
Theater	11 +1	55% / 45%	0%	$38,806	9	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Business Administration	703	59% / 41%	2%	$71,821		97%
Accounting	70 +6	47% / 53%	1%	$79,534	88	97%
Business Management and Administration	118 +5	55% / 45%	1%	$67,390	75	97%
Entrepreneurship	27 +2	67% / 33%	15%	$71,863	81	96%
Finance	124 +14	85% / 15%	1%	$73,166	82	98%
Financial Planning and Services	31 —	77% / 23%	0%	$73,166	82	98%
General Business	50 —	32% / 68%	0%	$64,510	70	94%
Hospitality Management	21 —	24% / 76%	5%	$55,360	50	100%
Logistics	10 —	80% / 20%	0%	$67,390	75	97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics	34 —	79% / 21%	3%	$92,359	95	100%
Marketing	154 +5	47% / 53%	2%	$72,115	81	96%
Project Management	24 +1	67% / 33%	4%	$67,390	75	97%
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	40 +12	70% / 30%	0%	$69,123	77	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Education	292	22% / 78%	0%	$46,935		95%
Agricultural Teacher Education	20 —	30% / 70%	0%	$47,825	28	98%
Education	30 —	27% / 73%	0%	$48,401	30	—
Elementary Education	154 —	5% / 95%	0%	$46,577	25	94%
Secondary Education and Teaching	68 —	51% / 49%	0%	$46,577	25	94%
Art Education	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,825	28	98%
Music Education	15 —	47% / 53%	0%	$47,825	28	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Health and Human Sciences	528	16% / 84%	1%	$56,288		97%
Dietetics/Dietitian	52 +17	8% / 92%	2%	$46,759	25	92%
Nutrition Sciences	98 +40	6% / 94%	0%	$60,885	63	100%
Physiology	8 +14	38% / 62%	0%	$64,363	70	100%
Athletic Training	32 —	25% / 75%	3%	$54,865	49	89%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$64,746	71	—
Communication Sciences and Disorders	39 —	3% / 97%	0%	$60,389	62	100%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	125 +8	34% / 66%	1%	$64,363	70	100%
Public Health	— —	—	—	$58,946	59	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	23 —	57% / 43%	0%	$49,512	33	100%
Child Development	14 —	0% / 100%	0%	$44,784	20	95%
Family and Consumer Sciences	12 —	17% / 83%	0%	$48,601	30	100%
Human Development and Family Studies	65 +2	5% / 95%	5%	$44,784	20	95%
Apparel and Textiles	26 —	4% / 96%	4%	$56,424	53	98%
Design for Human Health	29 —	3% / 97%	0%	$55,188	50	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Technology and Aviation	174	88% / 12%	7%	$87,509		98%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	86 +1	88% / 12%	14%	$83,444	90	95%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	61 —	85% / 15%	0%	$94,083	95	100%
Engineering Technologies	27 —	93% / 7%	0%	$85,606	91	100%

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