Universities in Kansas
Kansas has 76 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 34 public, 25 private nonprofit, 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 · Special Focus: Law | 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 · Other / Unclassified | 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 · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 303 |
| 55 | Ottawa University-OnlineOverland Park · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 259 |
| 56 | Z Hair AcademyOverland Park · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 235 |
| 57 | Galen Health Institutes-WichitaWichita · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 233 |
| 58 | Ottawa University-Kansas CityOverland Park · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 219 |
| 59 | Bellus AcademyManhattan · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 209 |
| 60 | Paul Mitchell the School-Overland ParkOverland Park · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 179 |
| 61 | Barclay CollegeHaviland · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 168 |
| 62 | Paul Mitchell the School-WichitaWichita · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 163 |
| 63 | Eric Fisher AcademyWichita · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 161 |
| 64 | Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 146 |
| 65 | Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 143 |
| 66 | Old Town Barber CollegeWichita · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 97 |
| 67 | Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Private | 95 |
| 68 | Mitsu Sato Hair AcademyOverland Park · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 85 |
| 69 | Hays Academy of Hair DesignHays · Other / Unclassified | 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 · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 47 |
| 72 | Hays Academy of Hair DesignSalina · Other / Unclassified | 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 · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 30 |
| 75 | Kansas Health Science UniversityWichita · Other / Unclassified | Private | – |
| 76 | Saint Paul School of TheologyLeawood · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | 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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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.