1
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,134
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,007
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,425
- Enrollment
- 978
State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in Kansas
Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Kansas list (38 vs 34); Haskell Indian Nations University still leads on average net price at $3,134.
- $3,134
- Cheapest net price
- $15,313
- Kansas median
- 72
- Schools ranked
Haskell Indian Nations University has the lowest average net price in Kansas among Scorecard reporters
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Haskell Indian Nations University posts the lowest average net price in Kansas at $3,134 among 72 ranked schools, with the state median 11% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
- Cheapest net price
- $3,134
- Kansas median
- $15,313
- Schools ranked
- 72
- National median
- $17,124
Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
Haskell Indian Nations University has the lowest average net price in Kansas at $3,134/year, and the state's median net price is 11% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.
- $3,134
- cheapest ranked net price
- $15,313
- Kansas median net price
- 34 public / 38 private
- schools in this ranking
- $14,367
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $14,367 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.
Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Tabor College, where in-state published tuition of $36,200 falls to an average net price of $20,205 after aid, a $15,995 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Kansas schools.
Private campuses outnumber public ones here (38 vs 34). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.
The bar to make this top-25 list is $12,393. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 72 Scorecard-reporting Kansas schools:
The bar to make Kansas's top-25 cheapest list
Average net price after aid · 72 Scorecard-reporting schools
$12,393 Among the most affordable more affordable than 65% of 72 Kansas colleges
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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Kansas colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23
Kansas's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
2
Independence Community CollegeIndependence, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,265
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,934
- Median debt
- $6,115
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,674
- Enrollment
- 764
3
Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,068
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,072
- Median debt
- $8,800
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,682
- Enrollment
- 1,655
4
Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,957
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,793
- Median debt
- $8,103
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,267
- Enrollment
- 1,466
5
Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,586
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,140
- Median debt
- $9,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,641
- Enrollment
- 1,376
6
Labette Community CollegeParsons, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,939
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,578
- Median debt
- $10,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,424
- Enrollment
- 1,426
7
Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,468
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,078
- Median debt
- $7,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $39,065
- Enrollment
- 1,016
8
Seward County Community CollegeLiberal, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,717
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,581
- Median debt
- $6,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,298
- Enrollment
- 2,092
9
Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,727
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,584
- Median debt
- $9,773
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,892
- Enrollment
- 5,119
10
Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $7,175
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,305
- Median debt
- $8,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $33,469
- Enrollment
- 2,235
11
Colby Community CollegeColby, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $7,886
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,707
- Median debt
- $8,908
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $38,878
- Enrollment
- 1,409
12
Garden City Community CollegeGarden City, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,244
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,672
- Median debt
- $6,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,493
- Enrollment
- 2,079
13
Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,607
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,114
- Median debt
- $18,127
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $42,881
- Enrollment
- 1,341
14
Allen County Community CollegeIola, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,642
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,454
- Median debt
- $6,954
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,480
- Enrollment
- 1,855
15
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,805
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,043
- Median debt
- $9,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,617
- Enrollment
- 6,106
16
WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaWichita, KS · Private for-profit
- Avg net price
- $8,925
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,368
- Median debt
- $7,917
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,506
- Enrollment
- 58
17
Pratt Community CollegePratt, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,731
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,836
- Median debt
- $6,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $44,798
- Enrollment
- 1,322
18
Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,905
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $10,020
- Median debt
- $9,501
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,095
- Enrollment
- 5,092
19
Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $10,074
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $12,767
- Median debt
- $9,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $44,928
- Enrollment
- 878
20
Neosho County Community CollegeChanute, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $10,271
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,273
- Median debt
- $8,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,917
- Enrollment
- 1,813
21
Highland Community CollegeHighland, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $10,454
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,552
- Median debt
- $8,277
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,580
- Enrollment
- 2,190
22
Central Christian College of KansasMcpherson, KS · Private nonprofit
- Avg net price
- $11,404
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $11,689
- Median debt
- $27,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,685
- Enrollment
- 469
23
Donnelly CollegeKansas City, KS · Private nonprofit
- Avg net price
- $11,476
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $10,542
- Median debt
- $11,842
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,791
- Enrollment
- 395
24
Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $11,685
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $9,990
- Median debt
- $8,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,705
- Enrollment
- 1,715
25
Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit, KS · Public
- Avg net price
- $12,393
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $9,386
- Median debt
- $10,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $41,498
- Enrollment
- 987
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS · Public | $3,13491% of the leader · rank #1 | $3,007 | - | $28,425 | 978 |
| 2 | Independence Community CollegeIndependence, KS · Public | $3,26591% of the leader · rank #2 | $2,934 | $6,115 | $29,674 | 764 |
| 3 | Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City, KS · Public | $4,06889% of the leader · rank #3 | $2,072 | $8,800 | $35,682 | 1,655 |
| 4 | Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville, KS · Public | $4,95786% of the leader · rank #4 | $2,793 | $8,103 | $30,267 | 1,466 |
| 5 | Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, KS · Public | $5,58684% of the leader · rank #5 | $3,140 | $9,500 | $30,641 | 1,376 |
| 6 | Labette Community CollegeParsons, KS · Public | $5,93983% of the leader · rank #6 | $4,578 | $10,500 | $35,424 | 1,426 |
| 7 | Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina, KS · Public | $6,46882% of the leader · rank #7 | $6,078 | $7,000 | $39,065 | 1,016 |
| 8 | Seward County Community CollegeLiberal, KS · Public | $6,71781% of the leader · rank #8 | $6,581 | $6,500 | $37,298 | 2,092 |
| 9 | Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, KS · Public | $6,72781% of the leader · rank #9 | $5,584 | $9,773 | $36,892 | 5,119 |
| 10 | Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, KS · Public | $7,17580% of the leader · rank #10 | $6,305 | $8,000 | $33,469 | 2,235 |
| 11 | Colby Community CollegeColby, KS · Public | $7,88678% of the leader · rank #11 | $7,707 | $8,908 | $38,878 | 1,409 |
| 12 | Garden City Community CollegeGarden City, KS · Public | $8,24477% of the leader · rank #12 | $6,672 | $6,500 | $34,493 | 2,079 |
| 13 | Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, KS · Public | $8,60776% of the leader · rank #13 | $7,114 | $18,127 | $42,881 | 1,341 |
| 14 | Allen County Community CollegeIola, KS · Public | $8,64276% of the leader · rank #14 | $8,454 | $6,954 | $36,480 | 1,855 |
| 15 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, KS · Public | $8,80575% of the leader · rank #15 | $8,043 | $9,500 | $37,617 | 6,106 |
| 16 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-WichitaWichita, KS · Private for-profit | $8,92575% of the leader · rank #16 | $8,368 | $7,917 | $28,506 | 58 |
| 17 | Pratt Community CollegePratt, KS · Public | $9,73173% of the leader · rank #17 | $8,836 | $6,500 | $44,798 | 1,322 |
| 18 | Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, KS · Public | $9,90572% of the leader · rank #18 | $10,020 | $9,501 | $36,095 | 5,092 |
| 19 | Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, KS · Public | $10,07472% of the leader · rank #19 | $12,767 | $9,500 | $44,928 | 878 |
| 20 | Neosho County Community CollegeChanute, KS · Public | $10,27171% of the leader · rank #20 | $8,273 | $8,500 | $36,917 | 1,813 |
| 21 | Highland Community CollegeHighland, KS · Public | $10,45471% of the leader · rank #21 | $7,552 | $8,277 | $35,580 | 2,190 |
| 22 | Central Christian College of KansasMcpherson, KS · Private nonprofit | $11,40468% of the leader · rank #22 | $11,689 | $27,000 | $37,685 | 469 |
| 23 | Donnelly CollegeKansas City, KS · Private nonprofit | $11,47668% of the leader · rank #23 | $10,542 | $11,842 | $34,791 | 395 |
| 24 | Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia, KS · Public | $11,68567% of the leader · rank #24 | $9,990 | $8,000 | $34,705 | 1,715 |
| 25 | Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit, KS · Public | $12,39365% of the leader · rank #25 | $9,386 | $10,000 | $41,498 | 987 |
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What this means for you
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- Haskell Indian Nations University reports the lowest average net price in Kansas, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Haskell Indian Nations
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.
Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Kansas. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23
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