Sterling College-Kansas acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 48.2% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 1,220 of 2,574 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 498–573, SAT Math 498–593, ACT 18–25. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 538
Smaller than 77% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Sterling College-Kansas admitted 48.2% of 2,574 applicants.
- Applicants2,574
48.2% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted1,220
16.9% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)206
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 498–573
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 498–593
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 18–25
- 136
Your chances
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- 996–1166
- ACT, middle 50%
- 18–25
Cost & financial aid
Average net price
$24,297
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $35,200
- Average net price
- $24,297
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33.1%
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First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$50,326
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
538
Academic calendar
Four one four
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate college
A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields.
Colleges like Sterling College-Kansas
Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS
Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS
Location & details
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Sterling College-KansasSterling, KS, United States
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Campus
Sterling College-Kansas
Sterling, KS, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Distant rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
Nearest major cityTulsa, OK · about 188 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Four one four
- Website
- sterling.edu
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What is the Sterling College-Kansas acceptance rate for 2026?
Sterling College-Kansas admitted 48.2% of 2,574 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Sterling College-Kansas tuition?
Tuition at Sterling College-Kansas is $35,200 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $24,297 a year.
What is the average net price at Sterling College-Kansas?
The average net price at Sterling College-Kansas, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $24,297 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Sterling College-Kansas?
38.9% of first-time, full-time students at Sterling College-Kansas graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Sterling College-Kansas?
The closest matches are Tabor College, Central Christian College of Kansas, and MidAmerica Nazarene University, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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