Kansas State University is a public four-year institution based in Manhattan, Kansas. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 20,295 students in fall 2024, including 15,650 undergraduates and 4,645 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Kansas State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 200 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Marketing, and Animal Sciences. It awarded 5,644 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
20,295
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
5,644
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
200
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 200
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
3,261
Associate degrees
48
Master's degrees
1,168
Doctoral degrees (research)
237
Professional doctorates
121
Certificates under 1 year
539
Postbaccalaureate certificates
239
Post-master's certificates
31
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,295
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,650
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,645
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
22,672
Undergraduates, 2024-25
16,958
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,714
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
74%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
89
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
President
Richard Linton
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization