Kansas Board of Regents

Kansas Board of Regents oversees a broad statewide higher education agenda in Kansas, combining governance, academic policy, student services, data reporting, and financial-aid administration. Its student-facing work includes Student Financial Aid resources such as Scholarships and Grants, General Info, Financial Aid Offices, Financial Aid FAQ, the Promise Act Scholarship, and the Adult Learner Grant. That portfolio places the board at the center of how Kansas students and prospective students navigate affordability, admissions, transfer, residency, and related support services. The board’s scope extends well beyond aid administration. It maintains policy and governance functions through regent meetings, agendas and minutes, a Board Policy Manual, Board By-Laws, and standing committees including Academic Affairs and Fiscal Affairs & Audit. It also connects that governance role to the state’s public higher education institutions through mission statements for Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas, and Wichita State University. In academic and student-success work, the board manages initiatives and information on transfer and articulation, dual credit, credit for prior learning, reverse transfer, qualified admissions, private postsecondary oversight, and student health insurance. Kansas Board of Regents also operates as a statewide planning and information hub. Its data and research functions include State University, Community College, and Technical College Data Books for 2022 through 2026, tuition and fees reports, enrollment reports, Kansas Higher Education Statistics, and Kansas DegreeStats. Additional initiatives such as the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy, FAFSA Completion Challenge, Apply Free Days, and Apply Kansas show an organization serving students, institutions, and the broader Kansas education system through coordinated policy, access, and accountability work.