22 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kansas State

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kansas State ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 2.48M citations received by 96.9K academic papers made by 22 universities in Kansas State was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Kansas

Lawrence

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

2. Kansas State University

Manhattan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#125 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

3. Wichita State University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#271 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 89%

4. Ottawa University - Ottawa

Ottawa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#373 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $28,126

5. Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#597 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $4,569

6. Emporia State University

Emporia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#607 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,790

7. Fort Hays State University

Hays

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#660 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

8. Washburn University

Topeka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#672 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,048
Enrollment: 5,663

9. University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1016 in the United States

#1092 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,611

10. Benedictine College

Atchison

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1158 in the United States

#1236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,451

11. Baker University

Baldwin City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $23,410
Receiving Aid: 100%

12. Sterling College - Kansas

Sterling

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1483 in the United States

#1570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $22,996
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,778

13. McPherson College

McPherson

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1506 in the United States

#1593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1031
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $25,490

14. Newman University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1522 in the United States

#1610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $19,315
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,092

15. Saint Paul School of Theology

Leawood

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1533 in the United States

#1621 in North America

Enrollment: 100
Male:Female: 51:49

16. Friends University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1553 in the United States

#1642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1003
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $22,579

17. Bethel College - North Newton

North Newton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1569 in the United States

#1658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $24,879
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,588

18. Tabor College

Hillsboro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1625 in the United States

#1715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,998

19. Southwestern College - Kansas

Winfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1704 in the United States

#1795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $27,337
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,433

20. MidAmerica Nazarene University

Olathe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1721 in the United States

#1812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1023
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $29,992

21. Kansas Wesleyan University

Salina

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1734 in the United States

#1825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $23,419
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,318

22. Donnelly College

Kansas City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1735 in the United States

#1826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $6,818

Closest to Kansas states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	22	104
Nebraska	15	87
Missouri	44	40
Iowa	32	44
Colorado	24	52
Arkansas	18	146
South Dakota	11	330
Illinois	79	12
Texas	89	21
New Mexico	9	100
Minnesota	30	18
Mississippi	15	178
Wisconsin	36	14
Louisiana	27	79
North Dakota	9	215
Indiana	38	39
Tennessee	39	46
Kentucky	29	59
Utah	11	45
Alabama	29	84
Michigan	47	4
Arizona	10	30
Ohio	67	19
Montana	9	166
Georgia	52	42
Idaho	7	194
West Virginia	21	119
South Carolina	32	69
North Carolina	50	20
Nevada	8	152
Virginia	42	37
Pennsylvania	114	8
District of Columbia	13	50
Maryland	28	10
Florida	70	31
California	146	2
Delaware	4	96
Oregon	21	97
New York	146	6
New Jersey	29	22
Washington	39	5
Connecticut	22	9
Vermont	12	122
Massachusetts	75	1
Rhode Island	9	56
New Hampshire	13	82
Maine	16	200
Puerto Rico	15	415
Alaska	4	233
Hawaii	7	107