Universities in Kansas
Kansas has 76 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 34 public, 25 private nonprofit, 17 for-profit, together enrolling about 130,768 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of KansasLawrence · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 21,217 |
| 2 | Kansas State UniversityManhattan · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 15,142 |
| 3 | Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 11,332 |
| 4 | Wichita State UniversityWichita · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 10,780 |
| 5 | Fort Hays State UniversityHays · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 9,733 |
| 6 | Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 5,104 |
| 7 | Washburn UniversityTopeka · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 4,562 |
| 8 | Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 4,210 |
| 9 | Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 3,319 |
| 10 | Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 3,039 |
| 11 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,828 |
| 12 | Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,455 |
| 13 | Benedictine CollegeAtchison · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 2,272 |
| 14 | Emporia State UniversityEmporia · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 2,239 |
| 15 | Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,543 |
| 16 | Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 1,474 |
| 17 | Highland Community CollegeHighland · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,279 |
| 18 | Seward County Community CollegeLiberal · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,166 |
| 19 | Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,106 |
| 20 | Baker UniversityBaldwin City · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 1,100 |
| 21 | Friends UniversityWichita · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 1,048 |
| 22 | MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 983 |
| 23 | Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence · Tribal College | Public | 978 |
| 24 | Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 956 |
| 25 | University of Saint MaryLeavenworth · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 925 |
| 26 | Southwestern CollegeWinfield · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 924 |
| 27 | McPherson CollegeMcPherson · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 872 |
| 28 | Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 870 |
| 29 | Neosho County Community CollegeChanute · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 862 |
| 30 | Newman UniversityWichita · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 851 |
| 31 | Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville · Associate's: High Transfer-High Traditional | Public | 850 |
| 32 | Colby Community CollegeColby · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 838 |
| 33 | Allen County Community CollegeIola · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 810 |
| 34 | Labette Community CollegeParsons · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 801 |
| 35 | Wichita Technical InstituteWichita · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 778 |
| 36 | Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 762 |
| 37 | Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 693 |
| 38 | Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 615 |
| 39 | Pratt Community CollegePratt · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 579 |
| 40 | Bethany CollegeLindsborg · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 569 |
| 41 | Sterling CollegeSterling · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 538 |
| 42 | Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 504 |
| 43 | Tabor CollegeHillsboro · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 494 |
| 44 | Independence Community CollegeIndependence · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Public | 486 |
| 45 | Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 441 |
| 46 | Donnelly CollegeKansas City · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 395 |
| 47 | Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 380 |
| 48 | Hesston CollegeHesston · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 372 |
| 49 | Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private for-profit | 359 |
| 50 | Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 352 |
| 51 | Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 342 |
| 52 | Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 330 |
| 53 | Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 315 |
| 54 | Crave Beauty AcademyWichita · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 303 |
| 55 | Ottawa University-OnlineOverland Park · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 259 |
| 56 | Z Hair AcademyOverland Park · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 235 |
| 57 | Galen Health Institutes-WichitaWichita · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 233 |
| 58 | Ottawa University-Kansas CityOverland Park · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 219 |
| 59 | Bellus AcademyManhattan · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 209 |
| 60 | Paul Mitchell the School-Overland ParkOverland Park · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 179 |
| 61 | Barclay CollegeHaviland · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 168 |
| 62 | Paul Mitchell the School-WichitaWichita · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 163 |
| 63 | Eric Fisher AcademyWichita · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 161 |
| 64 | Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 146 |
| 65 | Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 143 |
| 66 | Old Town Barber CollegeWichita · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 97 |
| 67 | Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 95 |
| 68 | Mitsu Sato Hair AcademyOverland Park · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 85 |
| 69 | Hays Academy of Hair DesignHays · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 83 |
| 70 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaWichita · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 58 |
| 71 | Heartland Welding AcademyAndover · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 47 |
| 72 | Hays Academy of Hair DesignSalina · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 46 |
| 73 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-LawrenceLawrence · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 37 |
| 74 | Sami Halaseh InstituteAndover · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 30 |
| 75 | Kansas Health Science UniversityWichita · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
| 76 | Saint Paul School of TheologyLeawood · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | – |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in Kansas?
76 degree-granting institutions in Kansas report to the U.S. Department of Education: 34 public, 25 private nonprofit, 17 for-profit. Together they enroll about 130,768 undergraduates (2024-25 data).
Which Kansas college enrolls the most undergraduates?
University of Kansas in Lawrence, with about 21,217 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 76 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Where does this Kansas college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.