Washburn University

Topeka, KS

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,984
Graduate Enrollment: 829
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)

First generation college students: 37.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 12.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)

Test scores for admission:
2013 Median Admit SAT: 1,010


2013 Median Admit ACT: 22


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 38.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 18.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 9.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 5.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 65.2%
Black: 7.3%
Hispanic: 12.7%
Asian: 1.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.9%
Non-resident alien: 3.8%
Unknown race: 3.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,634
In-State tuition: $8,872
Out-of-State tuition: $19,876

Estimated books and supplies: $993 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,838 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,314 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,716 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,314 (2022)

Average Family Income: $65,413 (2017)
Median Family Income: $36,446 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 29.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 39.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $18,127 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $192 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $10,933
$30k-48k $12,686
$48k-75k $15,587
$75k-110k $16,800
$110k+ $17,398

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 27%
6-year graduation rate: 51%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $18,127 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $12,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,250 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 61.5% (2015)
@3 year 66.1% (2017)
@5 year 74.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 34.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 41.9% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,537 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $47,663 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 58 $21,875 $208 $34,624 ($2,885) $41,062 ($3,422)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 4
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 19 $57,584 ($4,799)
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 2
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 3
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 4
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 3
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 27 $22,945 $216 $40,750 ($3,396) $42,831 ($3,569)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 14 $38,937 ($3,245)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 4
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 10 $58,566 ($4,881)
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
First Professional Degree Law. 103 $880 $54,793 ($4,566) $66,762 ($5,564)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 4
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Legal Support Services. 12 $20,250 $212
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 25 $23,000 $242 $26,289 ($2,191) $38,670 ($3,223)
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 27 $31,000 $328 $37,349 ($3,112) $42,183 ($3,515)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 12 $466 $45,664 ($3,805)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 36
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 160 $25,250 $234 $63,702 ($5,309) $64,619 ($5,385)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2 $125,939 ($10,495)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 30 $447 $121,086 ($10,091)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 37 $22,748 $217 $43,647 ($3,637) $55,073 ($4,589)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 29 $298 $57,689 ($4,807)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 33 $20,853 $200 $50,669 ($4,222) $58,768 ($4,897)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 6
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 5
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 10
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 41 $21,136 $224 $45,715 ($3,810) $59,834 ($4,986)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 144 $19,750 $178 $22,000 ($1,833)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 13
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 9
Associate's Degree Natural Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 11
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 25 $27,717 $228 $22,281 ($1,857) $40,649 ($3,387)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 8
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 2
Associate's Degree Science Technologies/Technicians, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 47 $25,249 $255 $29,885 ($2,490) $37,297 ($3,108)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 13
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 69 $20,822 $195 $37,090 ($3,091) $47,413 ($3,951)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 9
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 6
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 33 $24,623 $253 $36,088 ($3,007) $45,074 ($3,756)
Master's Degree Social Work. 55 $407 $45,532 ($3,794) $50,303 ($4,192)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 3
Associate's Degree Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other. 19
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 10
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 18 $19,667 ($1,639)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 4
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 49 $26,500 $230 $49,945 ($4,162) $50,420 ($4,202)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 40 $22,566 $174 $40,048 ($3,337) $45,676 ($3,806)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 77 $18,750 $101 $52,369 ($4,364) $64,111 ($5,343)
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 28 $22,500 $196 $52,177 ($4,348) $58,948 ($4,912)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 29 $25,000 $197 $58,742 ($4,895) $58,291 ($4,858)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 3
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 5
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 36 $27,000 $249 $42,444 ($3,537) $57,133 ($4,761)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Insurance. 2
Bachelor's Degree History. 10 $40,546 ($3,379)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $68,877
Full time faculty: 64%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0

School's endowment start of year: $170,111,833 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $210,985,121 (2022)