Match #1
Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 395 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 395 students, close to 331
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Hesston College are Donnelly College, Barclay College, and Kansas Christian College. Hesston College has an average net price of $17,352 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Hesston College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Hesston College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Barclay College
Haviland, KS
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate51%
- 168 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 64%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Kansas Christian College
Overland Park, KS
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 143 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Bethel College-North Newton
North Newton, KS
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate94%
- 504 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate65%
- 494 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Benedictine College-Kansas
Atchison, KS
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate98%
- 2,272 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 65%, close to 64%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Sterling College-Kansas
Sterling, KS
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate48%
- 538 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KS
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate53%
- 380 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 380 students, close to 331
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Newman University
Wichita, KS
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate74%
- 851 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
McPherson College
McPherson, KS
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate77%
- 872 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Hesston College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Hesston College?
The closest matches to Hesston College are Donnelly College, Barclay College, Kansas Christian College, Bethel College-North Newton, and Tabor College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Hesston College alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Hesston College ($17,352 a year), including Donnelly College ($4,090), Central Christian College of Kansas ($14,036), and Barclay College ($15,864). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
