Private for-profit · Community college

Rasmussen University-Kansas

Topeka, Kansas · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate: $23,980
Avg net price: 45%
Grad / completion: $39,080
Median earnings

Rasmussen University-Kansas is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Topeka, Kansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 359 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 359 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Topeka, Kansas

Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. The name "Topeka" is a Kansa-Osage word that means "place where we dig potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a placename, Topeka was first recorded in 1826 as the Kansa name for the Kansas River. The Topeka Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 and currently performs on the campus of Washburn University. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 61 miles to Kansas City, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 469 miles
Nearest airport: 53 miles to Manhattan (MHK)

How Rasmussen University-Kansas compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 32% · #29 of 45 in Kansas

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,080

Higher than 66% · #22 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$23,980

Cheaper than 20% · #43 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$20,899

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment359

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Rasmussen University-Kansas with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women29281%
Men6719%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White49%
Black23%
Hispanic10%
Asian2.8%
Other or multiracial15%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 359
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 79%
Median family income: $25,124
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $63,747

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $17,160
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $123
Total cost of attendance: $31,095
Average net price: $23,980

Outcomes

Graduated: 45%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,436
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $39,080
Median debt at graduation: $20,899
Students with federal loans: 79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

45%

Low-income (Pell)

40%

First-generation

43%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$24,225

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

$23,246

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

21%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,265

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 21% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,265. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 24 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $39,080
Typical debt at graduation: $20,899
Debt vs. one year's pay: 53%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$36,611

Men

$47,163

Men out-earn women by $10,552 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 90°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 36.7″
Annual snow: 17.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Topeka Forbes Fld, KS US station (4 mi from campus).

What Rasmussen University-Kansas graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

144 grads$68k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$31k debt

144$68,119$75,988$30,500 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

33 grads$75k 1 yr$95k 5 yr$39k debt

33$74,861$94,955$39,232 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

14 grads$32k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$17k debt

14$32,345$33,999$16,722 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

12 grads$33k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$13k debt

12$33,372$38,602$13,143 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

10 grads$28k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$12k debt

10$28,038$27,895$12,358 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

7 grads$35k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$27k debt

7$35,350$35,777$26,612 Design and Applied ArtsAssoc.

5 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$29k debt

5$32,246—$28,722 Human Resources Management and ServicesAssoc.

4 grads$46k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$27k debt

4$45,969$53,717$26,536 Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

3 grads$48k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

3$47,506—$13,047 Legal Support ServicesCert.

2 grads$40k 1 yr— 5 yr$29k debt

2$40,492—$28,796 Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

2 grads$34k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$28k debt

2$34,421$42,836$27,876

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.