COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 155399PUBLIC

MANHATTAN, KS

Kansas State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,406Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate70.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,711working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,711
Median earnings 5 years after completion$59,867

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,178
$30,001–48,000$14,143
$48,001–75,000$15,369
$75,001–110,000$20,110
$110,001+$23,665

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion70.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.3%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share36.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid41.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,276federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates15,142IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate81.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,250

3,996 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

16 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$107,194 earnings · $25,871 debt →Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$91,809 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 174 working graduates$88,533 earnings · $25,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$75,705 earnings · $24,990 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 170 working graduates$69,837 earnings · $25,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$69,735 earnings · $23,250 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$66,387 earnings · $19,641 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$65,677 earnings · $22,775 debt →Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$58,603 earnings · $21,905 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$56,418 earnings · $21,500 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$53,337 earnings · $20,035 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$51,237 earnings · $25,946 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$50,941 earnings · $22,757 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$50,681 earnings · $27,500 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$47,528 earnings · $25,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$46,562 earnings · $24,999 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.