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Most affordable private colleges in Kansas

21 private colleges in Kansas report net price data, ranging from $12,217 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $23,523. Kansas's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Kansas

$23,523

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Kansas

21

The most affordable private colleges in Kansas, ranked by net price

1

Central Christian College of Kansas

KS

Net price

$12,217

Receive grant aid

98%

2

Donnelly College

KS

Net price

$14,923

Receive grant aid

90%

3

Kansas Christian College

KS

Net price

$15,996

Receive grant aid

94%

4

Newman University

KS

Net price

$19,315

Receive grant aid

97%

5

Tabor College

KS

Net price

$19,998

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Friends University

KS

Net price

$22,579

Receive grant aid

100%

7

Hesston College

KS

Net price

$22,691

Receive grant aid

100%

8

Sterling College

KS

Net price

$22,996

Receive grant aid

100%

9

Net price

$23,410

Receive grant aid

100%

10

Kansas Wesleyan University

KS

Net price

$23,419

Receive grant aid

98%

11

Manhattan Christian College

KS

Net price

$23,523

Receive grant aid

100%

12

University of Saint Mary

KS

Net price

$23,611

Receive grant aid

100%

13

Net price

$24,879

Receive grant aid

100%

14

McPherson College

KS

Net price

$25,490

Receive grant aid

100%

15

Net price

$25,548

Receive grant aid

100%

16

Southwestern College

KS

Net price

$27,337

Receive grant aid

100%

17

Ottawa University-Ottawa

KS

Net price

$28,126

Receive grant aid

100%

18

Net price

$28,451

Receive grant aid

100%

19

Net price

$29,571

Receive grant aid

100%

20

MidAmerica Nazarene University

KS

Net price

$29,992

Receive grant aid

99%

21

Cleveland University-Kansas City

KS

Net price

$30,243

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In Kansas, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Central Christian College of Kansas, the most affordable on this list, 98% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →