Best Kansas Colleges
Kansas has 10 ranked four-year colleges, part of our national best colleges ranking. Rankings weigh admission scores, graduation rates, and selectivity using statistical data, not editorial picks.
Leading our 2027 rankings is University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, topping our list in Kansas. The top rated public university is also University of Kansas. Also highly ranked: Kansas State University, Southwestern College and Friends University.
Compare tuition, acceptance rates, and enrollment across the colleges below. See how rankings are calculated on our methodology page. Sort by tuition, acceptance rate, or enrollment to find the school that fits you.
University of Kansas
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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3.5 | 6 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.
- SAT Range 1070-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,205
Kansas State University
- Public 4 Year
- Manhattan, KS
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| 0 reviews
Kansas State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal sciences, and architecture. The residential campus anchors the college town of Manhattan in the Flint Hills.
- SAT Range 1060-1260
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $20,527
Southwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Winfield, KS
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| 0 reviews
- Aug 22 application deadline
Southwestern College is a small private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small town of Winfield, Kansas.
- SAT Range 900-1220
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $29,488
Friends University
- Private 4 Year
- Wichita, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Friends is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music and business. The Wichita campus retains its Quaker-founded identity.
- SAT Range 960-1090
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $28,889
MidAmerica Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Olathe, KS
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| 0 reviews
MidAmerica Nazarene is a private Nazarene university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The suburban campus sits in the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range 950-1090
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $32,081
University of Saint Mary
- Private 4 Year
- Leavenworth, KS
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University of Saint Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Leavenworth, near the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range 806-1028
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $23,020
Baker University
- Private 4 Year
- Baldwin City, KS
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Baker is a private Methodist-related university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Baldwin City.
- SAT Range 970-1130
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $26,211
Benedictine College
- Private 4 Year
- Atchison, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Benedictine College is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate theology, philosophy, and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River in Atchison.
- SAT Range 1140-1380
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $28,629
Wichita State University
- Public 4 Year
- Wichita, KS
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| 0 reviews
Wichita State is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering and aviation programs. The urban Wichita campus has long ties to the region's aircraft industry.
- SAT Range 905-1240
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $14,228
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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| 0 reviews
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,186