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Acceptance Rate

94.0%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

905–1240

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,322

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,240

Undergrad Enrollment

10,493

Applicants

8,637

Yield Rate

21.8%

Endowment / Student

$31,542

Student:Faculty

20:1

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What you pay

$13,194/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $52,776 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,638/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$61,773 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Wichita State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,734
$30–48k$9,696
$48–75k$13,564
$75–110k$16,893
Over $110k$19,184

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

51%

Completion · all

51%

Completion · Pell

49%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

54%

Median debt

$20,500

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
8,637
Admitted
8,20094.9%
Enrolled
1,78622% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Rape7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation45% / 55%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball49Basketball15Golf9Tennis10Track & Field111

Women's

Basketball23Bowling10Golf9Softball21Tennis8Track & Field143Volleyball22
Research Activity
FY 2024
$392Mtotal R&D expenditure#88 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Elementary Education and Teaching222 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse135 grads
Business Administration and Management, General122 grads
Psychology, General95 grads
General Studies81 grads
Accounting75 grads
Computer Science73 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies70 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General68 grads
Finance, General67 grads

4yr Grad Rate

25%

6yr Grad Rate

48%

Retention Rate

69%

Median Earnings

$51,532