Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas · Also known as WSU · Website
$51,532
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,532
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wichita State University is a public 4-year college in Wichita, Kansas with 10,780 undergraduates and 3,376 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,194 a year (tuition and fees $9,684 in-state, $19,869 out-of-state). It admits 94% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,532 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,194
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,684
Out-of-state $19,869
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,532
Rank 1,369 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,194
- Tuition in-state
- $9,684
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,869
- Cost of attendance
- $21,780
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,734
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,696
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,564
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,893
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,184
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,528 in 2015-16 to $9,684 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1,092
- SAT reading, middle
- 552
- SAT math, middle
- 550
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 10,780
- Graduate students
- 3,376
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 216
- Endowment
- $335.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,369 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,194 | $15,296 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,684 | $9,282 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 82% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 67% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $10,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,043 | $37,685 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,532 | $43,969 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
216 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 275 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $24,129 | $43,764 | $47,389 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $20,500 | $44,884 | $63,852 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $22,500 | $63,301 | $75,784 | $88,910 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 112 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $23,000 | $32,275 | $42,690 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 83 | $20,585 | $81,678 | $118,940 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $19,710 | $68,018 | $89,074 | $92,135 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $20,500 | $59,448 | $69,696 | $76,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,452 | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $22,382 | $38,102 | $51,305 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $19,750 | $34,271 | $56,959 | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $21,875 | $64,699 | $97,335 | $107,009 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 67 | $27,282 | $47,926 | $59,219 | $65,123 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $16,687 | $39,512 | $52,709 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $23,250 | $49,302 | $64,060 | $83,343 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $17,500 | $32,125 | $52,833 | $62,172 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $22,126 | $20,013 | $37,012 | $41,688 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 58 | $37,532 | $53,762 | $59,508 | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $19,603 | $47,121 | $51,728 | $51,389 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $23,000 | $38,256 | $49,670 | $51,790 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $19,000 | $56,798 | $61,982 | $68,061 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | $18,138 | $30,331 | $44,605 | $44,125 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $20,500 | $61,526 | $83,057 | $98,207 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Wichita State University cost?
$13,194 a year is the average net price at Wichita State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,684 for in-state students and $19,869 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,780. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,734 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wichita State University?
94% of applicants are admitted to Wichita State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,092 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Kansas is 82%.
How much do Wichita State University graduates earn?
$51,532 a year is the median pay of former Wichita State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,043 after 6 years). That ranks 1,369 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $116,584.
How much student debt do Wichita State University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Wichita State University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wichita State University?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Wichita State University finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Wichita State University?
Computer Science (275 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (239 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (126 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 216 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.