Kansas State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Kansas State University is a public research university in Manhattan, KS (city setting), with 15,113 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 79% of 13,437 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1260 on the SAT and 20–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,160 a year for out-of-state students and $29,286 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,745 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, agriculture, engineering. The campus reported 0.84 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Kansas State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,942 in-state · $27,816 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Kansas State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Kansas State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $1.8M | $50,139 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 43 | 9 over | 1 | $3.5M | $80,734 | 966 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $11M | $779,130 | 956 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 33 | 18 over | 6 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 986 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 125 | 20 over | 1 | $27M | $216,702 | 978 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 3 over | 3 | $983k | $81,907 | 994 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 2 | 3 | $1.2M | $166,448 | 991 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 83 | 15 over | 5 | $2M | $24,477 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1,000k | $124,966 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 72 | 27 over | 1 | $2M | $27,134 | 966 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 82 | 37 over | 1 | $2.2M | $26,285 | 998 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 19 | 1 over | 6 | $1.8M | $96,369 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.