Private Colleges in Kansas, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Kansas has 17 private colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Sterling College at 48%; the most accessible is Benedictine College at 98%, and the median private college in the state admits 74%. None admits fewer than 30% of applicants, so a strong profile is competitive across the whole list. Private colleges set their own aid policies, so the sticker price on this list says little about what a family actually pays; the acceptance rate says a lot about where to apply.
- 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
- Southwestern College (KS)76%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- McPherson College77%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- MidAmerica Nazarene University79%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1140
- Ottawa University83%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Saint Mary University (KS)87%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Baker University94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1140
- Bethel College (KS)94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- 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 Private 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 16 of the 16 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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