Match #1
Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate65%
- 494 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 621 students, close to 538
- Acceptance rate 54%, close to 48%
The colleges most similar to Sterling College-Kansas are Tabor College, Central Christian College of Kansas, and MidAmerica Nazarene University. Sterling College-Kansas admits 48% of applicants and has an average net price of $24,297 a year; 7 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 9 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Sterling College-Kansas. 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 Sterling College-Kansas
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Match #2
Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KS
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate53%
- 380 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 380 students, close to 538
Match #3
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate79%
- 983 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Barclay College
Haviland, KS
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate51%
- 168 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Acceptance rate 51%, close to 48%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
York College-Nebraska
York, NE
Profile closeness91/100
Admit rate52%
- 428 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 428 students, close to 538
Match #6
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate66%
- 673 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 673 students, close to 538
Match #7
Southwestern Christian University-Oklahoma
Bethany, OK
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 377 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 377 students, close to 538
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Hannibal-LaGrange University
Hannibal, MO
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate73%
- 410 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 410 students, close to 538
- Average net price $21,546, close to $24,297
Match #9
Calvary University
Kansas City, MO
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate72%
- 154 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 39%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Ankeny, IA
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate68%
- 405 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 405 students, close to 538
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Sterling College-Kansas alternatives
What colleges are similar to Sterling College-Kansas?
The closest matches to Sterling College-Kansas are Tabor College, Central Christian College of Kansas, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Barclay College, and York College-Nebraska. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Sterling College-Kansas hard to get into?
Sterling College-Kansas admitted 48% of its 2,574 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 9 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Sterling College-Kansas alternatives cost less?
7 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Sterling College-Kansas ($24,297 a year), including Central Christian College of Kansas ($14,036), Barclay College ($15,864), and Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary ($16,517). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
