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)
$29,237
$27,073
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$20,004
$18,210
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$38,883
$36,164
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Under $30,000
$15,379
$12,650
$30,000–$48,000
$15,373
$11,613
$48,000–$75,000
$16,017
$13,499
$75,000–$110,000
$20,151
$19,307
Over $110,000
$24,765
$23,192
After you start
Measure
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Undergrads
21,217
15,142
Graduate within 6 years
69%
70%
Come back for year two
87%
86%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$67,963
$61,473
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
$19,200
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