Kansas State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
15,142 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 24.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassR1 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Topeka45.4 mi
- Emporia56.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Kansas State University, the largest reported group is White (78.9%), followed by Hispanic (9.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Black | 2.9% | 2% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 78.9% | 73.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Non-resident | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 0.7% | 1% |
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- 81.7%Kansas State University admitted 9,391 of 9,822 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,803 of 9,391.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $18,210average net price after grants for aided students, against $29,533 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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