Wichita State University

  • Details

    • Name: Wichita State University
    • Location: Wichita, KS 67260-0124
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 94.94%
    • Average SAT Scores 1118
    • Four Year Completion Rate 31.11% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 51.43% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 51.11% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    31.1%
    6 Year
    51.4%
    8 Year
    51.1%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $21,064 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $19,240 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $9,322 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,700 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $20,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $10,914 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,084 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $14,240 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $17,670 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $18,751 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $44,043 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $42,275 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $47,823 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $45,460 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $51,532 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $17,888 $16,000 No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $27,604 No data $63,979
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,772
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,222
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,552
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,455
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $17,476 No data No data
Curriculum and Instruction Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,814
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,405
Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,061
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $14,130 No data $34,442
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,216
Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $16,757
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $23,842 No data $31,854
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $19,458 No data $40,179
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,986
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $8,428 No data $32,391
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $19,551 No data No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $23,050 No data $42,878
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,847
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $15,777 No data $32,997
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree $18,228 No data No data
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $34,621 $27,821 $27,140
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,708
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,580
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,227
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $20,515 $13,040 $50,805
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $14,948 $10,912 $29,371
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $23,063 No data $35,274
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,174
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,097
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,287
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,084
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree $23,240 No data $50,397
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $17,134 $15,275 $42,790
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,997
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,387