Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Kansas
Kansas has 25 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Sterling College (48%), Central Christian College (53%), and Central Christian College of Kansas (53%). No school in the state admits fewer than a quarter of its applicants, the median Kansas college admits 79%, and 8 are public against 17 private. At the other end, Benedictine College admits 98%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Sterling College48%acceptanceSelectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Central Christian College53%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1050
- Central Christian College of Kansas53%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Friends University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Bethany College (KS)56%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Hesston College65%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Tabor College65%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Kansas Wesleyan University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Newman University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1150
- Washburn University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Southwestern College (KS)76%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- McPherson College77%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- MidAmerica Nazarene University79%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1140
- Kansas State University82%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1260
- Ottawa University83%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Saint Mary University (KS)87%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Pittsburg State University89%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1100
- Fort Hays State University90%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1100
- Haskell Indian Nations University90%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1100
- University of Kansas93%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1280
- Wichita State University94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1230
- Baker University94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1140
- Bethel College (KS)94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Emporia State University98%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1100
- Benedictine College98%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1240
Your chances at these colleges
Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.
Which of the Hardest Colleges in Kansas can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?
By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 24 of the 24 colleges here, including Sterling College, Central Christian College of Kansas and Friends University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.
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