Residents

Kansas residents who meet one of the following requirements are guaranteed admission to a state university.

Freshmen (fewer than 24 transfer credit hours):

• High school students
  • Graduates of accredited high schools must meet one of the following three requirements
    1. Achieve an ACT score of 21 or higher OR
    2. Rank in the top 1/3 of the class in the 7th or 8th semester OR
    3. Achieve a 2.0 or higher on the precollege curriculum
• Homeschooled students
  • Achieve an ACT score of 21 or higher
• GED graduates
  • Achieve an overall score of 2550 and a minimum sore of 50 points on each subtest
• 21 and Older
  • Have a high school diploma
• Transfer Students
  • Earn a 2.0 or higher on 24 or more transfer credit hours

Exceptions

A university may choose to admit any Kansas resident who does not meet admissions requirements, but shows potential for success, by means of the 10% exception window.

Non-Residents

State universities may choose to admit residents of other states who meet one of the following requirements, but are not required to do so. Universities may set additional requirements for nonresidents. Institutions may choose to admit nonresidents who do not meet admissions requirements and who show potential for success, but are not required to do so.

Freshmen (fewer than 24 transfer credit hours):

• High school graduates
  • Graduates of accredited high schools must meet one of the following three requirements
    1. Achieve an ACT score of 21 or higher OR
    2. Rank in the top 1/3 of the class in the 7th or 8th semester OR
    3. Achieve a 2.5 or higher on the precollege curriculum
• Homeschooled students
  • Achieve an ACT score of 21 or higher

Transfer Students

• Earn a 2.0 or higher on 24 or more transfer credit hours