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Best colleges in Kansas, ranked by ROI

All 57 Kansas institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$15,280
Median net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$45,846
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
16.4 yrs
Median payback
Our math, 2026
57
Colleges ranked
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Kansas colleges by payback (best first)
#CollegeNet price/yrEarnings 10yPayback
1Galen Health Institutes-Wichita$29,785$61,4804.5 yrs
2University of Kansas$18,059$61,9455.3 yrs
3Baker University$25,301$63,8556.5 yrs
4University of Saint Mary$22,519$59,4838.1 yrs
5Kansas State University$19,406$57,2628.7 yrs
6MidAmerica Nazarene University$32,165$62,9728.8 yrs
7Pratt Community College$9,731$51,89211 yrs
8Manhattan Area Technical College$10,074$51,86411.5 yrs
9Newman University$19,971$55,04112 yrs
10Tabor College$20,205$54,05814.2 yrs
11Ottawa University-Ottawa$27,963$55,55215.6 yrs
12Southwestern College$29,824$55,64616.4 yrs
13Wichita State University$13,194$51,53216.6 yrs
14Benedictine College$27,891$53,17523.2 yrs
15Washburn Institute of Technology$8,607$49,77424.3 yrs
16McPherson College$26,441$52,08428.4 yrs
17Pittsburg State University$15,784$50,57928.5 yrs
18Friends University$27,715$52,11329.5 yrs
19Kansas Wesleyan University$22,671$51,15232.5 yrs
20Washburn University$15,280$49,77443.2 yrs
21Bethany College$27,686$49,69483 yrs
22Bethel College-North Newton$32,917$49,89885.6 yrs
23Fort Hays State University$12,569$48,92888.5 yrs
24Hesston College$26,299$47,495no payback
25Dodge City Community College$4,068$45,427no payback
26Fort Hays Tech North Central$12,393$46,928no payback
27Emporia State University$16,261$47,601no payback
28Johnson County Community College$14,176$45,387no payback
29Neosho County Community College$10,271$45,966no payback
30Flint Hills Technical College$16,017$47,007no payback
31Central Christian College of Kansas$11,404$44,468no payback
32Hutchinson Community College$6,727$43,470no payback
33Sterling College$22,371$45,846no payback
34Salina Area Technical College$6,468$42,175no payback
35Colby Community College$7,886$41,889no payback
36Seward County Community College$6,717$41,445no payback
37Garden City Community College$8,244$41,704no payback
38Butler Community College$15,724$41,206no payback
39Highland Community College$10,454$41,291no payback
40Allen County Community College$8,642$40,059no payback
41Barton County Community College$9,905$40,428no payback
42Cloud County Community College$11,685$39,883no payback
43Kansas City Kansas Community College$16,744$40,795no payback
44Labette Community College$5,939$37,818no payback
45Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology$8,805$38,679no payback
46Haskell Indian Nations University$3,134$37,043no payback
47Rasmussen University-Kansas$23,980$39,080no payback
48Cowley County Community College$7,175$37,723no payback
49Fort Scott Community College$5,586$37,213no payback
50Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College$13,074$38,616no payback
51Independence Community College$3,265$34,941no payback
52Donnelly College$11,476$35,715no payback
53Coffeyville Community College$4,957$35,246no payback
54Wichita Technical Institute$18,793$34,101no payback
55Z Hair Academy$18,893$27,346no payback
56Crave Beauty Academy$19,183$26,589no payback
57Bellus Academy$26,631$25,223no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.