Kansas College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Kansas has 62 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 33 public, 25 private nonprofit, and 4 private for-profit (34 four-year and 28 two-year).
Across the 30 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $20,963 and the median $22,691. Across the 27 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $10,199 and the median $9,980. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | public | $2,940 | $3,690 |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence | public | $4,537 | $600 |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | public | $5,927 | $5,550 |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | public | $6,045 | $7,020 |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | public | $6,330 | $3,040 |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | public | $6,456 | $3,720 |
| Independence Community College | Independence | public | $6,956 | $4,440 |
| Colby Community College | Colby | public | $6,975 | $4,196 |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | public | $7,165 | $4,650 |
| Allen County Community College | Iola | public | $7,760 | $4,200 |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | public | $9,033 | $3,872 |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | public | $9,147 | $4,164 |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | public | $9,247 | $3,968 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita | Wichita | private for-profit | $9,355 | Not reported |
| Highland Community College | Highland | public | $9,980 | $4,116 |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | public | $10,285 | $5,644 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | public | $10,356 | $6,018 |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | public | $10,633 | $3,630 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | public | $10,724 | $9,276 |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | public | $11,174 | $3,390 |
| Barton County Community College | Great Bend | public | $11,329 | $3,904 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | private nonprofit | $12,217 | $21,000 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | public | $12,894 | $9,578 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | public | $13,563 | $3,420 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | public | $13,774 | $5,633 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | public | $13,884 | Not reported |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | public | $13,949 | $2,784 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | public | $14,184 | $9,322 |
| Donnelly College | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $14,923 | $10,350 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | public | $15,441 | $7,356 |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | public | $15,976 | $6,196 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | private nonprofit | $15,996 | $10,950 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | public | $16,417 | $4,456 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central | Beloit | public | $16,785 | $7,208 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence | Lawrence | private for-profit | $16,971 | Not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas | Topeka | private for-profit | $17,320 | $15,340 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | public | $18,322 | $11,700 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | public | $18,745 | $10,942 |
| Newman University | Wichita | private nonprofit | $19,315 | $35,500 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | public | $19,357 | $8,008 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | private nonprofit | $19,998 | $35,050 |
| Friends University | Wichita | private nonprofit | $22,579 | $32,748 |
| Hesston College | Hesston | private nonprofit | $22,691 | $31,368 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | private nonprofit | $22,996 | $32,200 |
| Baker University | Baldwin City | private nonprofit | $23,410 | $33,900 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | private nonprofit | $23,419 | $33,470 |
| Manhattan Christian College | Manhattan | private nonprofit | $23,523 | $18,424 |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth | private nonprofit | $23,611 | $33,890 |
| Bethel College-North Newton | North Newton | private nonprofit | $24,879 | $34,002 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | private nonprofit | $25,490 | $35,162 |
| Barclay College | Haviland | private nonprofit | $25,548 | $26,590 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | private nonprofit | $27,337 | $38,480 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | Ottawa | private nonprofit | $28,126 | $35,300 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | private nonprofit | $28,451 | $34,800 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | private nonprofit | $29,571 | $31,946 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | private nonprofit | $29,992 | $36,120 |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | Overland Park | private nonprofit | $30,243 | $14,400 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | Wichita | private for-profit | Not reported | $15,860 |
| Kansas Health Science University | Wichita | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | Overland Park | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ottawa University-Online | Overland Park | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.