Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 15,142 undergrads, where 21% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.37
Economic access
Campus size
10% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 46% take some
Where first-years come from
3,484 first-time students
28% came from other states and 1.2% from abroad; 71% are from Kansas. More from other states than at 55% of colleges.
- In-state (Kansas)71%
- Other states28%
- Abroad1.2%
Top home states
- Kansas(home state)71% 2,459
- Missouri9.6% 333
- Nebraska3.5% 122
- Colorado2.9% 102
- Texas2.9% 102
From 42 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,178
new transfer students, 25% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 49% of colleges.
995 full-time, 183 part-time.
Going on to another college
22%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,223 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.0% of undergrads study part-time.
51% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 5,696 students.
Housing
Beds
5,696
About 38 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 20 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Twelve Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Twelve Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 5% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 4
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Eta Chapter
Sigma Gamma
Kansas Beta
Theta Tau
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Gamma-Chi
Gamma-Xi (Kansas State)
Delta Chi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2011
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Kansas State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Kansas State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)