First-Gen Fit Rankings: Kansas

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 29 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 5 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 19 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 5 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Ottawa University-Online Overland Park	67 ✅ Good	—	33.9%	—	100%
2	Ottawa University-Kansas City Overland Park	63 ✅ Good	—	49.1%	—	—
3	Kansas Christian College Overland Park	62 ✅ Good	—	62.9%	$13,652	45.5%
4	Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson	61 ✅ Good	—	52.4%	$11,689	45%
5	Cleveland University-Kansas City Overland Park	60 ✅ Good	—	53.5%	—	50%
6	Fort Hays State University Hays	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.8%	$7,661	76.9%
7	Emporia State University Emporia	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.5%	$11,452	76.9%
8	Wichita State University Wichita	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.6%	$9,734	69.3%
9	University of Kansas Lawrence	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.5%	$12,544	86.5%
10	Kansas State University Manhattan	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.7%	$13,178	85.6%
11	Kansas Wesleyan University Salina	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.2%	$18,192	60.1%
12	Manhattan Christian College Manhattan	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.8%	$23,218	76.7%
13	Washburn University Topeka	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.6%	$20,310	68%
14	University of Saint Mary Leavenworth	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.2%	$21,899	65%
15	Tabor College Hillsboro	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$17,884	52.7%
16	Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.8%	$22,449	58.3%
17	Sterling College Sterling	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.1%	$19,068	50.4%
18	Bethany College Lindsborg	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.2%	$22,561	42.5%
19	Barclay College Haviland	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.5%	$27,180	52.4%
20	Friends University Wichita	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.2%	$21,714	65.5%
21	McPherson College McPherson	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.9%	$22,587	65.2%
22	Baker University Baldwin City	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.7%	$21,057	65.8%
23	Newman University Wichita	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.3%	$18,060	68.9%
24	Southwestern College Winfield	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.9%	$26,294	55.9%
25	Bethel College-North Newton North Newton	39 ⚠️ Low	—	40.6%	$35,147	61.9%
26	Benedictine College Atchison	37 ⚠️ Low	—	18.8%	$22,032	83.2%
27	MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe	36 ⚠️ Low	—	31.2%	$28,842	69.9%
28	Saint Paul School of Theology Leawood	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
29	Kansas Health Science University Wichita	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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