Kansas State University

Admissions requirements for freshmen

Basic admission information can be found at k-state.edu/admissions/apply.

Additional admission criteria

GED graduates must:
 Before January 2002

• Achieve an overall GED score of 250 points and a minimum score of 50 points on each sub-test

January 2002 or later

• Achieve an overall GED score of 2,550 and a minimum score of 510 on each sub-test.

Home-schooled students
Home-schooled students will be considered for admission on the same basis of ACT, SAT or GED scores.  Students must submit scores and high school transcripts.

Adult students
Kansas residents who are 21 or older and have earned less than 24 hours from an institution of higher education that are transferable and meet the following criteria:
1) has graduated from an accredited Kansas high school; or
2) has graduated from a non-accredited private secondary school; or
3) has earned a GED (general educational development) credential with the
    prescribed scores:
    a) took the GED test on or after January 1, 2002, with an overall score of
        at least 2,550 points and a minimum score of 510 points on each
        sub-test; or
    b) took the GED test before January 1, 2002, with an overall score of at
        least 250 points and a minimum score of 50 points on each sub-test.

Nonresidents who are 21 or older and have earned less than 24 hours from an institution of higher education that are transferable and meet the following criteria:
1) has graduated from an accredited high school in Kansas or an out of state
    accredited high school
2) has earned a GED (general educational development) credential with the
    prescribed scores:
   a) took the GED test on or after January 1, 2002, with an overall score of
       at least 2,550 points and a minimum score of 510 points on each
       sub-test; or
   b) took the GED test before January 1, 2002, with an overall score of at
       least 250 points and a minimum score of 50 points on each sub-test.

Students with unusual academic circumstances
Kansas State University realizes there are circumstances that may prevent students from meeting the admission requirements.  Students who have encountered unusual situations that may have kept them from meeting the requirements for admission should bring those circumstances to the attention of an admissions director.  In some situations, a student who has not met the established admission requirements may be admitted on an exception basis.

Selective Admission Programs
For the programs below admission is selective based on academic performance and space availability.  Fall entry term only.  Application, application fee, all transcripts and ACT or SAT scores must be submitted and postmarked by February 1.

     Selective Admission Programs include...

• College of Architecture, Planning and Design
• College of Human Ecology, Interior Design
• College of Agriculture, Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management
• College of Human Ecology, Athletic Training (any entry term)
• College of Human Ecology, Dietetics (distance education)
• College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Education (distance education)
• College of Human Ecology, Family Studies and Human Services (distance education)

Apply early
High school students are encouraged to initiate the application process early in their senior year by submitting a completed application and the nonrefundable application fee.  To complete an application, each student must submit official scores from the American College Test (ACT) or from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).  Following graduation from high school, an eighth-semester transcript showing the date of high school graduation must be submitted.

American College Test (ACT)
K-State recommends that all new freshman applicants, regardless of age and non-traditional status, take the ACT and have official test results forwarded to the university.  The test can be taken on one of the national test dates throughout the year.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
K-State accepts SAT results for purposes of making admission decisions, but students are encouraged to take the ACT so that all data made available through the service can become part of the student's advising portfolio.