Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,466
Graduate Enrollment: 3,316
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 91.06%

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

First generation college students: 36.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 12.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,132
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 983 - 1220

2022 Median Admit ACT: 23
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 19 - 26

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 46.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 12.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 58.6%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 13.9%
Asian: 6.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 7.4%
Unknown race: 2.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,571
In-State tuition: $8,800
Out-of-State tuition: $18,165

Estimated books and supplies: $1,250 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,610 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,400 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,759 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,400 (2022)

Average Family Income: $69,905 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,391 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 30.9%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 41.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,235
$30k-48k $11,155
$48k-75k $14,393
$75k-110k $17,495
$110k+ $18,295

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 25%
6-year graduation rate: 48%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,116 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 64.6% (2015)
@3 year 70.5% (2017)
@5 year 76.9% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 40.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 45.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,532 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $47,966 (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)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 8
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 3 $34,318 ($2,860)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 65 $25,159 $241 $34,412 ($2,868) $40,440 ($3,370)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer and Information Sciences, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 33 $15,450 $145
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 38 $25,728 $232 $70,079 ($5,840)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 19
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 26
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 32 $371 $47,982 ($3,999) $48,293 ($4,024)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Curriculum and Instruction. 1
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 6 $66,444 ($5,537) $66,416 ($5,535)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 19
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 19 $50,663 ($4,222) $55,374 ($4,615)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 29 $427 $49,056 ($4,088) $54,399 ($4,533)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 96 $30,250 $256 $40,465 ($3,372)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 60 $22,145 $208 $42,911 ($3,576) $41,417 ($3,451)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 6
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 45 $22,250 $217 $59,799 ($4,983) $76,867 ($6,406)
Master's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 26
Doctoral Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 33 $27,250 $203 $39,093 ($3,258)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 20 $27,500 $232 $60,099 ($5,008) $78,860 ($6,572)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 44 $22,500 $220 $68,987 ($5,749) $82,574 ($6,881)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 109 $21,658 $209 $68,635 ($5,720) $79,722 ($6,644)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 20
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Systems Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 21
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 46
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Industrial Engineering. 56
Bachelor's Degree Manufacturing Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 31 $23,875 $235 $57,753 ($4,813)
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 13
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 17 $17,750 $186 $25,632 ($2,136)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 1
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 18 $300 $43,314 ($3,610)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 23 $25,976 $199 $33,172 ($2,764) $34,846 ($2,904)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 11
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 5
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 93 $24,694 $192 $29,084 ($2,424) $41,587 ($3,466)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 131 $42,648 ($3,554)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 66 $24,314 $209 $33,789 ($2,816) $41,782 ($3,482)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 62 $20,500 $186 $29,893 ($2,491)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 19
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 12
Master's Degree Mathematics. 8
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. 6
Bachelor's Degree Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 1
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 58 $23,000 $207 $29,637 ($2,470) $42,046 ($3,504)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 31 $283 $35,310 ($2,943) $48,926 ($4,077)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 16 $26,000 $258 $32,934 ($2,745) $41,713 ($3,476)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 4
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 1
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 11 $51,748 ($4,312)
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 5
Master's Degree Physics. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Psychology, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 104 $27,000 $244 $29,381 ($2,448) $38,402 ($3,200)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 8
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 17
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 14 $68,852 ($5,738)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 72 $27,000 $237 $37,316 ($3,110) $39,297 ($3,275)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 11 $307 $45,621 ($3,802) $45,719 ($3,810)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 24 $45,327 ($3,777) $56,329 ($4,694)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 33
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Social Work. 11
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 54 $31,000 $244 $33,588 ($2,799) $39,305 ($3,275)
Master's Degree Social Work. 57 $310 $43,241 ($3,603) $46,325 ($3,860)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 15 $25,000 $201 $31,738 ($2,645)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Anthropology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 17 $21,000 $218 $26,109 ($2,176)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 7 $30,500 $276 $33,287 ($2,774) $34,049 ($2,837)
Master's Degree Sociology. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Visual and Performing Arts, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 18 $24,551 $235 $21,573 ($1,798) $25,429 ($2,119)
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 20 $26,000 $246 $33,166 ($2,764) $38,472 ($3,206)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 8
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 25 $28,150 $278 $26,061 ($2,172) $28,955 ($2,413)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 2
Bachelor's Degree Music. 15
Master's Degree Music. 16 $20,481 ($1,707) $29,061 ($2,422)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 37 $24,510 $214
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 30 $21,750 $207 $46,211 ($3,851)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 28 $466 $51,588 ($4,299) $58,787 ($4,899)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 1 $77,022 ($6,419)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 52 $26,817 $201 $51,581 ($4,298) $51,656 ($4,305)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 21 $26,684 $257 $33,992 ($2,833) $39,091 ($3,258)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 8
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 49 $734 $113,705 ($9,475) $116,307 ($9,692)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 31 $21,395 $151 $51,805 ($4,317) $58,548 ($4,879)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 5
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 35
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 178 $27,750 $239 $56,565 ($4,714) $58,674 ($4,890)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 29
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 140 $24,450 $217 $44,983 ($3,749) $54,495 ($4,541)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 65 $234 $82,480 ($6,873) $76,505 ($6,375)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 14
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 102 $22,250 $217 $53,557 ($4,463) $63,799 ($5,317)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 19 $69,260 ($5,772)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 27 $23,448 $230 $51,628 ($4,302)
Master's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 17 $39,361 ($3,280) $48,884 ($4,074)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 74 $26,000 $246 $45,827 ($3,819) $53,326 ($4,444)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 34 $21,570 $217 $42,175 ($3,515) $55,826 ($4,652)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 18 $17,399 $179 $44,144 ($3,679) $63,327 ($5,277)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 58 $20,250 $177 $36,222 ($3,019) $47,531 ($3,961)
Bachelor's Degree History. 14 $35,524 ($2,960) $49,370 ($4,114)
Master's Degree History. 2


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $73,818
Full time faculty: 64%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $270,511,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $336,760,732 (2022)