Washburn University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 230,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,055
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 95%
From Region 0%
Athletes 424 (11.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 16%
Black 9%
Mixed 7%
International 7%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Washburn University 682 32% 70% 2% 5% 11% 4% $68,808 39 -0.15 74 98% 5.0%
Computer Science 12 — 92% 75% 0% 0% 8% 8% $84,543 7 -1.18 89 97% — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $70,837 51 -0.07 77 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 3 +1 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $70,187 46 -0.14 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 45% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,980 32 -0.58 76 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $76,384 24 -0.52 83 — — — — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $66,570 34 -0.27 71 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 36% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $68,046 59 +0.19 73 97% — — — —
Environmental Biology 4 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,498 54 -0.09 47 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,612 51 +0.01 78 — — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 14 +2 21% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $86,028 76 +0.59 90 98% 3.3% — — —
Kinesiology 36 — 42% 64% 0% 0% 8% 11% $65,361 69 +0.42 69 98% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $79,644 63 +0.17 85 — — — — —
Mental and Social Health Services — — — — — — — — $60,616 28 -0.54 60 96% 9.5% — — —
Nursing 127 — 13% 72% 4% 6% 9% 2% $87,039 32 -0.52 90 99% 3.9% — — —
Accounting 15 +3 53% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $75,046 25 -0.77 81 95% — — — —
Business 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,279 67 +0.03 84 — — — — —
Business Administration 18 +9 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $73,733 54 -0.20 80 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 7 +2 43% 57% 14% 0% 0% 29% $80,266 25 -0.70 86 — — — — —
Business Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,334 23 -0.78 83 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 +6 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,793 64 -0.04 81 — — — — —
Finance 29 +21 69% 55% 0% 10% 14% 7% $84,831 33 -0.49 89 98% — — — —
Health Care Administration 43 — 16% 77% 2% 5% 9% 0% $76,100 82 +0.50 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Health Services Administration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,629 72 +0.17 75 — — — — —
International Business 5 +6 80% 40% 0% 0% 20% 40% $77,525 50 -0.27 84 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 6 +3 67% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $80,458 28 -0.66 86 — — — — —
Marketing 17 +15 65% 82% 0% 0% 12% 6% $69,968 27 -0.59 76 97% — — — —
English 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% $40,997 4 -1.39 12 96% — — — —
French 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,927 53 -0.01 54 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,028 59 -0.03 51 — — — — —
History 8 — 38% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $44,034 4 -1.26 17 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 41 — 44% 66% 0% 5% 24% 2% $59,936 72 +0.25 58 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $60,432 75 +0.30 60 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,339 46 -0.23 55 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,913 85 +0.87 54 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 7 — 71% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $59,064 50 -0.18 56 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $58,008 54 -0.00 54 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,669 52 -0.11 48 — — — — —
Communication 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $52,742 17 -0.85 40 98% 6.3% — — —
Human Services 14 — 7% 71% 0% 7% 7% 0% $58,310 80 +0.60 55 — — — — —
Mass Communication 24 — 29% 71% 0% 8% 0% 12% $52,742 17 -0.85 40 98% 6.3% — — —
Political Science 10 — 80% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $60,541 18 -0.86 60 86% — — — —
Psychology 36 — 14% 64% 0% 14% 11% 6% $64,097 94 +1.37 67 100% 8.0% — — —
Public Administration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,507 24 -0.71 64 — — — — —
Social Work 19 — 11% 68% 0% 5% 11% 0% $62,408 97 +1.08 64 96% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,302 54 -0.05 49 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 — 8% 58% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,322 63 +0.15 42 90% — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,174 78 +0.66 59 96% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,174 78 +0.66 59 96% — — — —
STEM Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,322 34 -0.42 42 90% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,174 82 +0.77 59 96% — — — —
Art 12 — 25% 58% 8% 8% 8% 8% $47,473 56 +0.07 26 96% — — — —
Art Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,174 95 +1.43 59 96% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,473 38 -0.34 26 96% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,061 55 +0.14 27 — — — — —
Music Education 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $60,174 97 +1.44 59 96% — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $48,280 56 +0.16 28 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,148 74 +0.41 22 — — — — —
Corrections 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,627 66 +0.24 62 100% 5.8% — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 38% 46% 0% 15% 31% 0% $61,627 66 +0.24 62 100% 5.8% — — —
Criminalistics and Criminal Science 39 — 5% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $48,812 3 -1.53 29 100% — — — —
Forensic Science — — — — — — — — $48,812 3 -1.53 29 100% — — — —
Legal Studies 11 — 36% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $58,382 46 -0.21 55 — — — — —
Security Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,627 66 +0.24 62 100% 5.8% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,448
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,287
Est. In-State Cost $13,516
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,830
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 26.4% 180 19% 71% 3% 4% 9% 4% $82,502 71 -0.23 88 99% 3.8%
Business & Economics 21.7% 148 48% 72% 1% 4% 9% 5% $77,110 45 -0.20 83 98% 5.3%
Social Sciences 17.7% 121 22% 70% 0% 7% 8% 5% $59,217 52 +0.33 57 97% 7.2%
Humanities 10.7% 73 41% 66% 1% 4% 19% 3% $55,772 57 -0.16 48 93% —
Professional 9.7% 66 18% 71% 0% 5% 21% 0% $53,514 6 -0.88 42 100% 5.8%
Arts 4.3% 29 31% 69% 3% 3% 7% 7% $51,501 51 +0.49 37 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 18 56% 67% 6% 11% 0% 0% $65,292 37 +0.06 69 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 18 50% 72% 6% 0% 0% 17% $71,438 29 -0.49 78 — —
Education 2.5% 17 6% 59% 0% 0% 29% 0% $54,531 58 +0.18 45 91% —
Computer Science 1.8% 12 92% 75% 0% 0% 8% 8% $84,543 10 -1.18 89 97% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 167 $878K $878K $0
Football 135 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Baseball 46 $695K $695K $0
Basketball 14 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 13 $305K $305K $0
Tennis 12 $378K $378K $0
Total 286 $6.2M $6.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $637K $637K $0
Soccer 30 $580K $580K $0
Softball 21 $580K $580K $0
Volleyball 21 $584K $584K $0
Basketball 15 $770K $770K $0
Tennis 10 $299K $299K $0
Golf 7 $211K $211K $0
Total 138 $3.7M $3.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 299 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Football 135 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Baseball 46 $695K $695K $0
Soccer 30 $580K $580K $0
Basketball 29 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Tennis 22 $677K $677K $0
Softball 21 $580K $580K $0
Volleyball 21 $584K $584K $0
Golf 20 $517K $517K $0
Total 424 $11.8M $11.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional