Hesston College
Hesston, KS · Private · Rural (distant)
Private institution in Hesston, KS · 308 undergraduates · $47,495 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 9%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,4581,222nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,3681,368th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,3681,293rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,9391,328th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,000167th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,4951,216th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,707749th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.4%857th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.3%512th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3081,786th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.3%1,170th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 362 mi (DFW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $52,941 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports + curated flag football
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,429,301 (M $766,301 · W $663,000)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hesston College’s 308 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KS
- Donnelly CollegeKansas City, KS · 343 undergrads
- Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS · 394 undergrads
- Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS · 161 undergrads
- Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park, KS · 143 undergrads
- Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, KS · 132 undergrads
- Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS · 499 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NM · 307 undergrads
- Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 309 undergrads
- Miami Regional UniversityMiami Springs, FL · 310 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoUtuado, PR · 310 undergrads
- Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA · 312 undergrads
- SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, CA · 312 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehesston.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155177)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Donnelly CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Hesston College vs Donnelly CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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