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Acceptance Rate 81.69%
Yield 27.48%
SAT Score 1,170
ACT Score 23
Applicants 15,509

K-State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 81.69% at Kansas State University. Total 15,509 students applied and 12,669 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,170 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.k-state.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.k-state.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate81.69%
Average Test Scores1,170 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 81.69%. A total of 15,509 students (7,247 men and 8,258 women) have applied to and 12,669 (5,796 men and 6,872 women) students admitted to Kansas State University.
Among them, 1,625 male and 1,856 female students have enrolled into K-State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 27.48%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at K-State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,5097,2478,25800
Admitted12,6695,7966,87200
Enrolled3,4821,6251,85600
Acceptance Rate 81.69% 79.98% 83.22% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 27.48% 28.04% 27.01% - -
[Chart] Kansas State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At K-State, 220 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,812 applicants (81%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,170 at K-State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,260 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at K-State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of K-State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at K-State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106011701260
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600640
Math510570620
ACT Composite202327
Math182327
English192226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Kansas State University, applicants require to submit 1 item(s) - High School GPA.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for K-State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✗
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at K-State

The calendar system at Kansas State University is Semester. Kansas State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Kansas State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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