Among the Best
When you offer an exceptional student experience complete with a wide variety of academic choices, hands-on research opportunities and extracurricular activities that foster friendship, involvement and community, you're bound to get noticed both regionally and nationally. We're proud of our reputation for excellence, and the collective K-State family continually does its part to keep our reputation a reality.
National rankings
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review ranked Kansas State University in 13 different categories in the 2017 edition of "The Best 381 Colleges."
| No. 2 for students love these colleges |
| No. 3 for best quality of life |
| No. 4 for best athletic facilities |
| No. 5 for great town-gown relations |
| No. 6 for happiest students |
| No. 7 for students pack the stadiums |
| No. 15 for best run colleges |
| No. 18 for best college dorms |
American Institute for Economic Research
| Top 10 college town in the nation (2017) |
Regional rankings
SmartAsset
For the third year in a row, a 2017 study by SmartAsset finds K-State:
| No. 1 for best value college in Kansas |
| No. 1 for average starting salary of college graduates in Kansas |
Money Magazine
| Top-ranked university value in the state of Kansas (2017) |
Travel + Leisure
| No. 1 most beautiful college campus in Kansas (2017) |
