Largest Kansas Colleges and Universities

Largest Kansas Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Kansas has the most students of 29,792 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Kansas. Kansas State University is ranked second with 20,295 students and Wichita State University follows them with 16,689 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Kansas Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Kansas Public, four-yearsLawrence, KS	29,792	16,226	13,566
2	Kansas State University Public, four-yearsManhattan, KS	20,295	10,905	9,390
3	Wichita State University Public, four-yearsWichita, KS	16,689	9,649	7,040
4	Fort Hays State University Public, four-yearsHays, KS	12,878	8,157	4,721
5	Washburn University Public, four-yearsTopeka, KS	6,033	3,936	2,097
6	Pittsburg State University Public, four-yearsPittsburg, KS	5,755	3,048	2,707
7	Emporia State University Public, four-yearsEmporia, KS	4,557	3,074	1,483
8	Newman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWichita, KS	2,939	1,779	1,160
9	Benedictine College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAtchison, KS	2,535	1,275	1,260
10	Baker University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaldwin City, KS	2,017	1,160	857
11	Friends University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWichita, KS	1,961	1,062	899
12	MidAmerica Nazarene University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOlathe, KS	1,538	864	674
13	University of Saint Mary Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLeavenworth, KS	1,462	756	706
14	Southwestern College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinfield, KS	1,041	357	684
15	Kansas Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalina, KS	1,021	431	590
16	Ottawa University-Ottawa Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOttawa, KS	999	384	615
17	McPherson College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMcPherson, KS	878	287	591
18	Sterling College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSterling, KS	694	304	390
19	Tabor College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHillsboro, KS	621	269	352
20	Bethany College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLindsborg, KS	615	214	401

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