Getting in
For Fall 2025, 15,591 first-year students applied to K-State, 13,642 were admitted and 3,775 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 87.5%.
Source: K-State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025
| Applicants | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 7,088 | 6,643 | 93.7% |
| Out-of-state | 7,102 | 6,536 | 92% |
| International | 1,401 | 463 | 33% |
Source: K-State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. K-State's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by college or major.
Source: K-State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early plans. K-State has no early decision or early action plan. Its December 1 date is a priority date for admission and scholarships, not an early round.
Source: K-State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Programs with extra requirements
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Some programs are selective, with December 1 as their priority application date:
- College of Architecture, Planning & Design. Its programs, including interior design, are selective admission programs.
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. Its programs are selective admission programs (the December 1 priority date is for domestic students).
- Wildlife and outdoor enterprise management. A selective admission program in the College of Agriculture.
Source: K-State Admissions, Dates and deadlines for admission and scholarships (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
107 majors across 1 school. Every bachelor's major on K-State's Manhattan campus, from its official majors and programs finder. Minors, certificates and graduate programs are left out.
Bachelor's majors, Manhattan campus107
- Accounting
- Addiction Counseling
- Advertising and Public Relations
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications
- Agronomy
- Animal Sciences and Industry
- Anthropology
- Architectural Engineering
- Art
- Art History
- Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Aviation Management
- Bakery Science and Management
- Biochemistry
- Biological Systems Engineering
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Communication Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Science and Management
- Criminology
- Cybersecurity
- Dietetics
- Digital Innovation in Media
- Diversified Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Educational Studies
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Engineering Technology Management
- English
- Entomology
- Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Fashion Studies
- Feed and Pet Food Science
- Finance
- Fisheries, Wildlife, Conservation, and Environmental Biology
- Food Science and Industry
- General Agriculture
- Geographic Information Science and Technology
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Horticulture
- Hospitality Management
- Human Development and Family Science
- Humanities
- Industrial Engineering
- Integrated Computer Science
- Integrative Human Sciences
- Integrative Physiology
- Interior Design
- Kinesiology
- Life Science
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Microbiology
- Milling Science and Management
- Modern Languages - French
- Modern Languages - German
- Modern Languages - Spanish
- Music
- Music Education
- News and Sports Media
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nutrition and Health
- Nutritional Sciences
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Park Management and Conservation
- Personal Financial Planning
- Philosophy
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Political Science
- Professional Strategic Selling
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Real Estate and Community Development
- Secondary Education
- Social Science
- Social Transformation Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sports Nutrition
- Statistics and Data Science
- Strategic Management
- Studio Art
- Theatre
- Visual Communication Design
- Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management
Source: K-State, Majors and Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority date (admission and general scholarships) | December 1 | not published | No |
K-State keeps accepting applications after December 1, but scholarship offers after that date depend on unawarded funds. Competitive scholarship applications are due December 15, and the K-State Scholarship Network priority date is February 1. The FAFSA priority date is also December 1. K-State does not publish decision dates.
Source: K-State Admissions, Dates and deadlines for admission and scholarships (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
K-State is test-optional. You are assured admission with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.25 or higher, or an ACT composite of 21 or SAT of 1060 or higher, plus a 2.0 GPA on any college courses taken in high school. If you miss those marks, you are still encouraged to apply and your application is reviewed individually. Some scholarships need an ACT or SAT, so K-State asks for scores by April 1 of your senior year.
Source: K-State Admissions, Detailed requirements for incoming freshmen (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as considered if submitted, not required, for fall 2027 applicants.
Source: K-State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked K-State's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: K-State Admissions, Step-by-step guide for incoming freshmen (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at K-State, 2026-2027:
| Item | In-state | Out-of-state |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and mandatory fees | $13,132 | $31,446 |
| Housing and food (on campus) | $13,216 | $13,216 |
| Books and supplies | $1,052 | $1,052 |
| Transportation | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| Personal costs | $2,088 | $2,088 |
| Total | $30,638 | $48,952 |
For a full-time undergraduate living on campus at 15 hours a semester; first-year students are required to live on campus. Housing is the median on-campus rate (options run $6,110 to $10,190) and meal plans run $4,790 to $5,610.
Source: K-State Student Financial Assistance, Undergraduate Costs 2026-2027 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $13,178 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,143 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,369 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,110 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,665 |
| All incomes | $19,406 |
What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from K-State's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to Kansas State University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA · Public87.9% admitted$18,589 average net price
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · Public87.8% admitted$17,747 average net price
University of KansasLawrence, KS · Public92.6% admitted$18,059 average net price
University of IowaIowa City, IA · Public79.9% admitted$22,531 average net price
University of MissouriColumbia, MO · Public78.5% admitted$20,268 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.