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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

95.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$65

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in K-State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 9,822 4,575 5,247
Admitted students 9,391 4,344 5,047
Enrolled students 2,848 1,401 1,447
Acceptance rate 96% 95% 96%
Yield rate 30% 32% 29%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, K-State received a total of 9,822 applications. These applications included 4,575 male applicants and 5,247 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 9,822 applicants, K-State admitted 9,391 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,344 males and 5,047 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 2,848 students chose to enroll at K-State. This means that 2,848 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,401 were male and 1,447 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, K-State had an overall acceptance rate of 96% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 95% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 96%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. K-State had an overall yield rate of 30% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 32%, and for female admitted students, it was 29%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for K-State over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 9,178 4,558 4,620 8,712 4,297 4,415 95% 94% 96% 3,624 1,893 1,731 42% 44% 39%
2016 9,213 4,506 4,707 8,667 4,217 4,450 94% 94% 94% 3,581 1,817 1,764 41% 43% 40%
2017 8,517 4,260 4,257 8,016 4,011 4,005 94% 94% 94% 3,350 1,758 1,592 42% 44% 40%
2018 8,685 4,216 4,469 8,112 3,883 4,229 93% 92% 95% 3,467 1,713 1,753 43% 44% 42%
2019 8,277 3,962 4,315 7,894 3,778 4,116 95% 95% 95% 3,202 1,582 1,620 41% 42% 39%
2020 9,208 4,265 4,748 8,669 4,023 4,512 94% 94% 95% 2,986 1,474 1,512 34% 37% 34%
2021 9,822 4,575 5,247 9,391 4,344 5,047 96% 95% 96% 2,848 1,401 1,447 30% 32% 29%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Kansas State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Kansas State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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