Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Manhattan, KS
Population 140,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,388
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 71%
From Region 17%
Athletes 3.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering 483 78% / 22% 2% $103,364 98 98%
Architectural Engineering 42 48% / 52% 0% $97,724 96 100%
Biomedical Engineering 19 68% / 32% 0% $99,018 97
Chemical Engineering 37 62% / 38% 3% $117,369 99 96%
Civil Engineering 40 85% / 15% 8% $85,869 91 100%
Computer Engineering 22 100% / 0% 5% $125,454 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 42 +1 86% / 14% 5% $101,671 97 100%
Engineering Undecided $102,094 97
Environmental Engineering 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $80,513 87
Industrial Engineering 36 67% / 33% 0% $101,282 97 96%
Mechanical Engineering 132 86% / 14% 0% $99,637 97 96%
Computer Science 76 +13 96% / 4% 7% $116,617 99 99%
Cybersecurity 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $106,632 98
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 19 +4 63% / 37% 0% $88,529 92 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture 488 36% / 64% 1% $63,387 67 95%
Agricultural Business and Management 56 48% / 52% 0% $67,746 74 100%
Agricultural Economics 33 61% / 39% 3% $67,746 74 100%
Agricultural Mechanization 15 87% / 13% 7% $85,441 91 96%
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 19 +2 47% / 53% 0% $93,090 95 97%
Agronomy and Crop Science 32 +1 72% / 28% 0% $68,469 75 93%
Animal Sciences 200 +1 24% / 76% 1% $57,252 53 93%
Entomology 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $53,208 41 97%
Food Science 24 +1 29% / 71% 0% $69,845 77 92%
Horticultural Science 23 43% / 57% 0% $68,469 75 93%
Pre-Veterinary Studies 16 6% / 94% 0% $58,606 56
Wildlife Biology 34 +1 35% / 65% 0% $53,208 41 97%
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 25 +2 4% / 96% 0% $63,778 67
Natural Resources and Conservation 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $58,095 55 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture, Planning and Design 4 25% / 75% 0% $83,935 90
Real Estate Development 4 25% / 75% 0% $83,935 90
Interior Design $67,444 74
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 655 35% / 65% 3% $63,751 67 96%
Chemistry 12 +1 50% / 50% 0% $67,118 73
Geosciences 5 60% / 40% 0% $64,313 68
Mathematics 8 +11 62% / 38% 12% $60,308 60 100%
Physical Sciences 6 67% / 33% 0% $69,460 77
Physics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $70,998 79
Statistics 15 +1 47% / 53% 7% $89,667 93
Biochemistry 17 18% / 82% 0% $70,847 78 94%
Biology 86 +3 31% / 69% 1% $72,510 80 100%
Microbiology 16 +3 31% / 69% 0% $57,180 53 96%
Natural Sciences 48 +1 21% / 79% 0% $72,914 81 100%
Economics 10 +6 70% / 30% 10% $83,941 90 100%
Anthropology 4 +4 50% / 50% 0% $45,067 18 97%
English 22 32% / 68% 5% $54,883 46 92%
Environmental Science and Policy 14 +3 43% / 57% 0% $78,762 86 96%
Ethnic Studies $55,390 48
Ethnic Studies 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $55,451 48
Foreign Languages 7 +18 14% / 86% 14% $55,088 47
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 100% / 0% 0%
Geography 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $63,274 66
History 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $64,643 69 100%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,085 44
Journalism 32 +2 34% / 66% 0% $60,651 61 90%
Philosophy 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $55,494 48
Political Science 25 +5 68% / 32% 4% $80,115 87 100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 10 20% / 80% 0% $68,761 76
Research & Experimental Psychology 101 +7 22% / 78% 5% $58,026 55 100%
Social Sciences 35 +1 54% / 46% 0% $55,557 48 82%
Social Work 28 +2 18% / 82% 0% $52,431 39 95%
Sociology 25 +1 52% / 48% 4% $58,887 57 93%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 23 +2 26% / 74% 4% $63,555 67 100%
Womens Studies +1 $57,096 53
Fine/Studio Arts 35 29% / 71% 9% $57,529 54 92%
Music 17 53% / 47% 0% $46,568 22
Theater 6 17% / 83% 17% $43,079 14 100%
Criminology 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $57,879 55
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 728 57% / 43% 1% $79,938 87 97%
Accounting 97 +11 56% / 44% 0% $88,292 92 97%
Business Management and Administration 112 +9 57% / 43% 3% $74,810 83 97%
Entrepreneurship 20 +2 45% / 55% 0% $79,776 87 96%
Finance 120 +8 82% / 18% 2% $81,222 88 98%
Financial Planning and Services 40 57% / 42% 0% $81,222 88 98%
General Business 36 47% / 53% 0% $71,613 79 94%
Hospitality Management 22 18% / 82% 5% $61,456 63 100%
Logistics 30 70% / 30% 0% $74,810 83 97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 24 88% / 12% 4% $102,529 98 100%
Marketing 168 +3 39% / 61% 1% $80,056 87 96%
Project Management 18 +3 67% / 33% 0% $74,810 83 97%
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 41 +5 68% / 32% 0% $78,782 86
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 265 23% / 77% 0% $52,231 39 95%
Agricultural Teacher Education 13 31% / 69% 0% $53,091 41 98%
Education 25 32% / 68% 0% $55,665 49
Elementary Education 137 4% / 96% 0% $51,706 37 94%
Secondary Education and Teaching 74 49% / 51% 0% $51,706 37 94%
Art Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $53,091 41 98%
Music Education 10 60% / 40% 0% $53,091 41 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Sciences 474 20% / 80% 1% $61,787 64 97%
Physiology 10 +20 10% / 90% 0% $71,450 79 100%
Dietetics/Dietitian 49 +5 10% / 90% 2% $51,908 38 92%
Nutrition Sciences 65 +47 15% / 85% 2% $67,589 74 100%
Athletic Training 30 50% / 50% 0% $60,906 62 89%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,237 82
Communication Sciences and Disorders 25 0% / 100% 0% $67,039 73 100%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 119 +12 39% / 61% 1% $71,450 79 100%
Public Health $65,485 71
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 8 88% / 12% 0% $54,964 47 100%
Child Development 9 0% / 100% 0% $49,715 31 95%
Family and Consumer Sciences 28 14% / 86% 0% $53,953 44 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 75 +2 3% / 97% 0% $49,715 31 95%
Apparel and Textiles 24 12% / 88% 0% $62,637 65 98%
Design for Human Health 31 6% / 94% 6% $62,133 64
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Technology and Aviation 164 88% / 12% 9% $97,520 96 98%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 77 87% / 13% 17% $92,632 94 95%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 89% / 11% 0% $104,443 98 100%
Engineering Technologies 24 +1 92% / 8% 4% $95,032 95 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,789
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,392
Est. In-State Cost $15,250
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,315
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 23.0% 750 58% / 42% 1% $79,747 87 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 19.5% 637 33% / 67% 1% $64,443 69 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.5% 504 27% / 73% 2% $58,428 56 96%
Engineering 11.5% 375 76% / 24% 2% $101,318 97 98%
Education 7.6% 249 21% / 79% 0% $52,176 38 95%
Health Sciences 5.4% 175 35% / 65% 1% $69,028 76 98%
Professional 5.3% 174 84% / 16% 8% $95,242 95 98%
Arts 4.0% 129 25% / 75% 5% $56,919 52 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 129 28% / 72% 1% $70,307 78 99%
Computer Science 2.7% 89 91% / 9% 6% $115,159 99 99%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 50 54% / 46% 4% $73,104 81 100%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $140M #15 23% $5.7M 45 #8 165 24
Engineering $33.6M #123 46% $1.6M 24 #120 114 8
Life & Natural Sciences $26.2M #116 42% $0.0M 19 #110 135 24
Physical Sciences & Math $18.5M #138 61% $0.1M 21 #121 162 17
Business & Economics $11.6M #56 30% $0 12 #110 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $11.5M #142 34% $0.0M 31 #143 81 1
Computer Science $4.1M #146 25% $0.1M 4 #152 47 3
Education $4.1M #113 46% $0 45 #72
Health Sciences $1.6M #214 66% $0
Total $251M #107 32% $7.5M 201 #111 727 77

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 87%
SAT Range 1060 – 1260
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640