Kansas State University is harder to get into (88% vs 93% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $18,210 vs $20,004 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$27,073
$29,237
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$18,210
$20,004
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$36,164
$38,883
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Under $30,000
$12,650
$15,379
$30,000–$48,000
$11,613
$15,373
$48,000–$75,000
$13,499
$16,017
$75,000–$110,000
$19,307
$20,151
Over $110,000
$23,192
$24,765
After you start
Measure
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Undergrads
15,142
21,217
Graduate within 6 years
70%
69%
Come back for year two
86%
87%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$61,473
$67,963
Median debt at graduation
$19,200
$20,000
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers