Kansas university enrollment rises while two-year totals fall

Kansas public universities recorded a 0.7% increase in enrollment, while community and technical colleges saw their enrollment totals decrease. The figures show different results between the state’s four-year public universities and its two-year public colleges.

Universities post increase

Enrollment at Kansas public universities was up 0.7%. The increase applies to the state’s public university sector as a whole; the available figures do not identify individual campuses or provide a total number of students.

Community and technical colleges decline

Community and technical colleges in Kansas recorded lower enrollment totals. The figures distinguish those colleges from the public universities, but do not give the size of the decline or identify individual institutions.

What the figures show

The statewide results point in opposite directions: public universities gained enrollment, while community and technical colleges lost ground. The Iola Register reported the enrollment change in its coverage of the development. Read the Iola Register’s report.

The enrollment figures do not include a statewide student count, a breakdown by campus or the amount of the decline at community and technical colleges.