K -State Housing Costs

Kansas State University Room and Board Costs and How They Measure up?

Make the very best financial choice for yourself by taking the true cost of college into account. Get started by being familiar with how much you will pay each year for housing, food, and more.

On this page you will find:

• Outline of Housing Costs
• Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
• Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
• Housing Costs Comparison
• References

K -State Housing and Meal Plan Costs K -State prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing expense for any standard student was $5,200 in 2021, and the cost of a typical meal plan was $4,900.

Find out Kansas State University housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, and dining plans in addition to other expenses in the the next table.

Will You Spend Four Years in the Dorms? Projected Cost is $64,043

On-campus housing and dining at K -State have changed around 1.4% for each year of the past five years, compared to a nationwide average change of 2.4%. If current developments in room, board, and other expenses continue, we predict incoming freshman students in 2022 to spend about $15,583 in their first year of school. By their closing year a student might pay somewhere around $15,864 for an associate degree, and $16,444 for a four-year degree.

Total room and board costs over four years will be approximately $64,043; for two years it would be about $31,448.

* estimated

How to Finance Your K -State Education?

More Details on Campus Living Arrangements & Food Plans

Are you wondering whether you may be required to live on campus? If you are a first-time full-time student, some schools may require it. See the table below to find out whether K -State does or not, as well as the on-campus housing capacity.

Schools may offer meal plans where the number of meals per week can vary, for example, the student receives a meal card and charges meals against the card. Then there are schools like K -State that offer meal plans based on the number of meals per week. See the table below to find out the number of meals per week in the maximum meal plan offered at K -State.

Average Living Costs

K -State on-campus expenses add up to $15,310, which is close to the national average of $15,282.

References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.