Sterling College-Kansas Campus Life

The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.

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Campus at a glance

Distant rural

Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.

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Rural (this campus)

538 students

Smaller than 77% of colleges

National median 1,603 students

Undergraduates with Pell Grants

Receive a Pell Grant: 33.1%

TypePrivate nonprofit
ClassBaccalaureate college
CalendarFour one four

Nearby college towns

Hutchinson18.8 mi
McPherson30.8 mi
Great Bend31.1 mi
Lindsborg38.2 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 Sterling College-Kansas, the largest reported group is White (52%), followed by Hispanic (17.5%).

Race/ethnicity at Sterling College-Kansas
Group	Undergraduates	Full-time instructional staff
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2%	0%
Asian	0.6%	6.4%
Black	9.7%	0%
Hispanic	17.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0%
White	52%	91.5%
Two or more races	5.8%	0%
Non-resident	11.3%	0%
Unknown	2.4%	0%

Share of degree-seeking undergraduates and of full-time instructional staff in each group, as reported to the federal IPEDS survey. Non-resident means not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Unknown means race/ethnicity was not reported. Shares may not add to 100% because of rounding.

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Admit rate: 48.2%
Avg. net price: $24,297
Graduation: 38.9%
Students: 538

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