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

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 2.61M citations received by 98.9K 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: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. Kansas State University

Manhattan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

3. Wichita State University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#273 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

4. Ottawa University - Ottawa

Ottawa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#368 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 875
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $28,185

5. Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#598 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,504

6. Emporia State University

Emporia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $5,951

7. Fort Hays State University

Hays

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#658 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

8. Washburn University

Topeka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#673 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $9,781
Enrollment: 6,033

9. University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1023 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 917
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,020

10. Benedictine College

Atchison

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1161 in the United States

#1239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,629

11. Baker University

Baldwin City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1234 in the United States

#1314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $26,211
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,733

12. Sterling College - Kansas

Sterling

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1486 in the United States

#1573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $23,531
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,673

13. McPherson College

McPherson

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1509 in the United States

#1597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $27,110

14. Newman University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1528 in the United States

#1617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,050
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,650

15. Saint Paul School of Theology

Leawood

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1546 in the United States

#1635 in North America

Enrollment: 91
Male:Female: 51:49

16. Friends University

Wichita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1558 in the United States

#1647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $28,889

17. Bethel College - North Newton

North Newton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1577 in the United States

#1667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $30,406
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,792

18. Tabor College

Hillsboro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1632 in the United States

#1723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $20,681
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,669

19. Southwestern College - Kansas

Winfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1706 in the United States

#1797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,488
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $28,936

20. MidAmerica Nazarene University

Olathe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1725 in the United States

#1816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $32,081

21. Kansas Wesleyan University

Salina

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1737 in the United States

#1828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,930
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,560

22. Donnelly College

Kansas City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1740 in the United States

#1831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,058
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,933

Closest to Kansas states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	22	103
Nebraska	15	87
Missouri	44	40
Iowa	32	44
Colorado	24	52
Arkansas	18	146
South Dakota	12	331
Illinois	79	12
Texas	89	21
New Mexico	9	100
Minnesota	30	18
Mississippi	15	177
Wisconsin	36	14
Louisiana	27	79
North Dakota	9	216
Indiana	38	39
Tennessee	39	46
Kentucky	29	60
Utah	11	45
Alabama	30	82
Michigan	47	3
Arizona	10	29
Ohio	67	19
Montana	9	166
Georgia	52	42
Idaho	7	193
West Virginia	20	120
South Carolina	32	68
North Carolina	50	20
Nevada	8	149
Virginia	42	37
Pennsylvania	114	9
District of Columbia	13	48
Maryland	28	8
Florida	70	31
California	147	2
Delaware	4	97
Oregon	21	96
New York	146	6
New Jersey	29	22
Washington	39	5
Connecticut	22	10
Vermont	12	124
Massachusetts	75	1
Rhode Island	9	56
New Hampshire	13	84
Maine	16	199
Puerto Rico	15	414
Alaska	4	233
Hawaii	7	106