Colleges in Kansas and what each costs

45 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Kansas cost of attendance	Lawrence	Public, 4-year	$31,777
K-State cost of attendance	Manhattan	Public, 4-year	$30,320
Wichita State cost of attendance	Wichita	Public, 4-year	$29,332
Fort Hays State cost of attendance	Hays	Public, 4-year	$22,345
Butler Community College cost of attendance	El Dorado	Public, 2-year	$16,678
Washburn University cost of attendance	Topeka	Public, 4-year	$26,086
Pittsburg State University cost of attendance	Pittsburg	Public, 4-year	$26,670
Kansas City Kansas Community College cost of attendance	Kansas City	Public, 2-year	$21,432
Hutchinson Community College cost of attendance	Hutchinson	Public, 2-year	$18,946
Barton County Community College cost of attendance	Great Bend	Public, 2-year	$18,648
Benedictine College cost of attendance	Atchison	Private, 4-year	$58,536
Emporia State University cost of attendance	Emporia	Public, 4-year	$24,020
Cowley County Community College cost of attendance	Arkansas City	Public, 2-year	$17,922
Garden City Community College cost of attendance	Garden City	Public, 2-year	$20,468
Highland Community College cost of attendance	Highland	Public, 2-year	$22,016
Seward County Community College cost of attendance	Liberal	Public, 2-year	$20,199
Baker University cost of attendance	Baldwin City	Private, 4-year	$56,588
Friends University cost of attendance	Wichita	Private, 4-year	$60,529
MidAmerica Nazarene University cost of attendance	Olathe	Private, 4-year	$62,123
Haskell Indian Nations University cost of attendance	Lawrence	Public, 2-year	$10,350
Kansas Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Salina	Private, 4-year	$54,793
University of Saint Mary cost of attendance	Leavenworth	Private, 4-year	$52,562
Southwestern College cost of attendance	Winfield	Private, 4-year	$64,188
McPherson College cost of attendance	McPherson	Private, 4-year	$60,253
Ottawa University, Ottawa cost of attendance	Ottawa	Private, 4-year	$58,920
Neosho County Community College cost of attendance	Chanute	Public, 2-year	$20,233
Newman University cost of attendance	Wichita	Private, 4-year	$54,644
Coffeyville Community College cost of attendance	Coffeyville	Public, 2-year	$18,736
Colby Community College cost of attendance	Colby	Public, 2-year	$17,381
Allen County Community College cost of attendance	Iola	Public, 2-year	$17,687
Cloud County Community College cost of attendance	Concordia	Public, 2-year	$21,853
Fort Scott Community College cost of attendance	Fort Scott	Public, 2-year	$17,662
Washburn Institute of Technology cost of attendance	Topeka	Public, 2-year	$21,269
Pratt Community College cost of attendance	Pratt	Public, 2-year	$20,258
Bethany College cost of attendance	Lindsborg	Private, 4-year	$59,152
Sterling College cost of attendance	Sterling	Private, 4-year	$54,921
Bethel College, North Newton cost of attendance	North Newton	Private, 4-year	$59,792
Tabor College cost of attendance	Hillsboro	Private, 4-year	$55,054
Independence Community College cost of attendance	Independence	Public, 2-year	$16,285
Fort Hays Tech North Central cost of attendance	Beloit	Public, 2-year	$23,035
Central Christian College of Kansas cost of attendance	McPherson	Private, 4-year	$40,608
Hesston College cost of attendance	Hesston	Private, 2-year	$54,046
Barclay College cost of attendance	Haviland	Private, 4-year	$41,581
Manhattan Christian College cost of attendance	Manhattan	Private, 4-year	$42,884
Kansas Christian College cost of attendance	Overland Park	Private, 4-year	$30,684

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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