Is Kansas State University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Kansas State University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Kansas State University's acceptance rate?

82% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 12,669 of 15,509 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 69%, from 9,178 in 2015 to 15,509 in 2024, and Kansas State University's admit rate went from 95% to 82%.

What ACT score do you need for Kansas State University?

80% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 20–27, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1040–1260 works out to about 20–26.

What GPA do you need for Kansas State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.86 high school GPA, and 29% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Kansas State University? (Middle 50%: 1040–1260)

First-year students at Kansas State University who sent an SAT scored 1040–1260, with a median of 1140 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Kansas State University admits 82% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Kansas State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1040–1260, median 1140

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Kansas State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 82%
Middle 50% SAT: 1040–1260
Median SAT: 1140
About on the ACT: 20–26
Sent an SAT: 7%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Kansas State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 69%, from 9,178 in 2015 to 15,509 in 2024, and Kansas State University's admit rate went from 95% to 82%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	15,509	12,669	82%
2023	13,437	10,663	79%
2022	9,706	9,234	95%
2021	9,822	9,391	96%
2020	9,208	8,669	94%
2019	8,277	7,894	95%
2018	8,685	8,112	93%
2017	8,517	8,016	94%
2016	9,213	8,667	94%
2015	9,178	8,712	95%

In fall 2024, 3,482 of the 12,669 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Kansas State University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 990Far reachHold
990–1030ReachHold
1040–1130TargetHold
1140–1250TargetSend
1260 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Kansas State University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	500	570	650
SAT Reading and Writing	520	600	660
SAT total	1040	1140	1260
ACT composite	20	24	27

Of enrolled first-year students, 7% sent an SAT and 80% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.86; 87% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 29%; of new students who reported a rank

Kansas State University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $19,406; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 71%
Median earnings: $57,262; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 16,958

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Kansas State University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Every college for an SAT of1040 1140 1260

Sources

Kansas State University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Kansas State University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1040–1260, and the median was 1140. At 1140 or higher you're above half of them. Kansas State University admits 82% of applicants.

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