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College ROI in Kansas

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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21Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$54,179Median observed year-5 earnings
$22,519Median annual net price
−63%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Kansas's everyday prices are 9.9% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
90.1
Housing
71.2
Utilities
88.4
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

21 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Baker UniversityBaldwin City · Private nonprofit−20%2University of KansasLawrence · Public−20%3MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe · Private nonprofit−28%4University of Saint MaryLeavenworth · Private nonprofit−29%5Kansas State UniversityManhattan · Public−42%6Wichita State UniversityWichita · Public−58%7Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina · Private nonprofit−58%8Newman UniversityWichita · Private nonprofit−59%9Southwestern CollegeWinfield · Private nonprofit−61%10Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · Public−62%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence · Public13.1×2Fort Hays State UniversityHays · Public4.2×3Wichita State UniversityWichita · Public4.2×4University of KansasLawrence · Public3.6×5Washburn UniversityTopeka · Public3.5×6Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · Public3.4×7Emporia State UniversityEmporia · Public3.1×8Kansas State UniversityManhattan · Public3.1×9University of Saint MaryLeavenworth · Private nonprofit2.9×10Newman UniversityWichita · Private nonprofit2.8×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Kansas median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · Public$6,500median federal debt50%college completion2Pratt Community CollegePratt · Public$6,500median federal debt45%college completion3Seward County Community CollegeLiberal · Public$6,500median federal debt50%college completion4Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia · Public$8,000median federal debt55%college completion5Colby Community CollegeColby · Public$8,908median federal debt55%college completion6Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson · Public$9,773median federal debt53%college completion7Wichita Technical InstituteWichita · Private for-profit$13,000median federal debt55%college completion8MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe · Private nonprofit$15,000median federal debt54%college completion9Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka · Public$18,127median federal debt68%college completion10Washburn UniversityTopeka · Public$18,127median federal debt53%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN KS

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81 matching colleges · page 2 of 4

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Neosho County Community CollegeChanute · Public$50,097$10,271$8,500−77%Donnelly CollegeKansas City · Private nonprofit$50,177$11,476$11,842−77%Emporia State UniversityEmporia · Public$50,287$16,261$19,500−78%Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit · Public$49,748$12,393$10,000−79%Hesston CollegeHesston · Private nonprofit$50,710$26,299$12,000−80%Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson · Public$48,843$6,727$9,773−81%Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City · Public$49,237$16,744$8,793−83%Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend · Public$48,573$9,905$9,501−84%Bethany CollegeLindsborg · Private nonprofit$49,679$27,686$23,250−84%Colby Community CollegeColby · Public$48,361$7,886$8,908−84%Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park · Public$48,655$14,176$8,750−85%McPherson CollegeMcPherson · Private nonprofit$47,574$26,441$25,242−91%Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · Public$46,858$8,244$6,500−91%Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita · Public$46,806$8,805$9,500−92%Sterling CollegeSterling · Private nonprofit$47,147$22,371$24,625−92%Labette Community CollegeParsons · Public$45,880$5,939$10,500−96%Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia · Public$45,634$11,685$8,000−97%Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia · Public$45,542$16,017$6,625−98%Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado · Public$44,692$15,724$10,500−101%Highland Community CollegeHighland · Public$44,472$10,454$8,277−102%Allen County Community CollegeIola · Public$44,191$8,642$6,954−104%Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland · Public$43,398$13,074$12,000−107%Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina · Public$42,726$6,468$7,000−111%Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence · Public$41,185$3,134Not available−120%Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City · Public$39,445$7,175$8,000−127%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Kansas, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.