Wichita State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,427
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 76%
From Region 13%
Athletes 287 (3.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 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
College of Applied Studies 392 24% 75% 1% 5% 9% 1% $52,067 2 -0.26 39 99% 6.8%
Sport Management 40 — 80% 65% 0% 10% 15% 8% $59,432 44 -0.19 58 95% — — — —
General Studies 87 — 29% 66% 1% 15% 9% 1% $46,439 7 -1.04 24 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Unified 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,905 37 -0.16 39 100% 7.0% — — —
Biology Education 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 67 +0.07 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,522 67 +0.07 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Elementary Education 224 — 8% 80% 0% 2% 8% 0% $51,905 52 -0.06 39 100% 7.0% — — —
English Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 73 +0.43 56 100% 5.3% — — —
French Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 73 +0.43 56 100% 5.3% — — —
History and Social Studies Education 10 — 90% 60% 0% 0% 30% 0% $58,522 76 +0.50 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Mathematics Education 7 — 57% 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 67 +0.07 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Middle Level Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,905 33 -0.37 39 100% 7.0% — — —
Physical Education 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 58 +0.10 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Physics Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 67 +0.07 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,522 67 +0.07 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,522 73 +0.43 56 100% 5.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 401 80% 48% 12% 3% 16% 13% $99,197 94 -0.37 96 98%
Aerospace Engineering 53 — 87% 64% 0% 2% 13% 13% $97,830 20 -0.62 95 97% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 27 — 44% 44% 7% 0% 19% 11% $84,867 10 -1.19 89 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 17 — 94% 53% 18% 0% 18% 12% $88,849 1 -1.33 91 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 37 — 92% 51% 11% 3% 14% 16% $106,302 28 -0.51 98 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 29 — 83% 45% 7% 3% 17% 28% $106,940 37 -0.43 98 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 16 — 81% 38% 12% 12% 6% 31% $97,955 50 -0.16 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 66 — 86% 50% 15% 2% 15% 12% $104,639 79 +0.68 97 97% — — — —
Computer Networking 18 — 89% 56% 11% 17% 11% 6% $83,220 21 -0.73 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 84 — 75% 36% 21% 4% 21% 10% $106,611 32 -0.54 98 100% — — — —
Information Technology 33 — 79% 42% 18% 3% 15% 9% $89,010 32 -0.45 92 100% — — — —
Applied Engineering 12 — 58% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $87,391 37 -0.11 91 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 9 — 78% 44% 0% 0% 33% 22% $93,793 67 +0.42 94 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 201 43% 68% 5% 3% 16% 1% $47,882 1 -0.20 28 99% 5.3%
Art 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $44,767 40 -0.22 20 97% — — — —
Art Education 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,522 93 +1.25 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,767 28 -0.55 20 97% — — — —
Digital Arts 79 — 63% 58% 10% 3% 18% 1% $50,395 34 -0.36 35 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 22 — 14% 82% 0% 0% 14% 0% $44,311 7 -1.23 19 91% — — — —
Jazz Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
Music 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
Music Composition 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
Music Education 16 — 31% 62% 0% 6% 25% 6% $58,522 95 +1.27 56 100% 5.3% — — —
Music Performance 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
Performing Arts 27 — 19% 78% 0% 11% 7% 0% $50,395 88 +0.98 35 100% — — — —
Piano Performance — — — — — — — — $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
Studio Arts 12 — 8% 50% 17% 0% 25% 0% $44,767 40 -0.22 20 97% — — — —
Voice Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,067 4 -1.47 4 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 399 19% 63% 9% 4% 17% 1% $70,536 46 -0.57 77 98% 4.9%
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $143,744 100 +4.61 100 97% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 — 5% 81% 0% 0% 14% 0% $63,780 59 +0.22 67 98% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 56 — 2% 68% 9% 2% 18% 0% $64,980 29 -0.67 69 97% 4.2% — — —
Exercise Science 69 — 48% 58% 9% 6% 17% 1% $57,868 38 -0.46 55 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 54 +3 22% 50% 20% 9% 17% 2% $53,162 9 -1.05 42 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 21 — 29% 62% 14% 5% 10% 0% $74,712 38 -0.27 82 95% — — — —
Nursing 151 — 10% 67% 5% 3% 17% 2% $85,417 23 -0.68 90 97% 4.5% — — —
Health Services Management and Community Development 27 — 26% 56% 11% 0% 19% 0% $67,971 68 +0.08 74 97% 8.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 488 31% 60% 3% 6% 20% 2% $58,365 6 -0.21 56 94% 7.7%
Applied Mathematics 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $75,957 6 -1.04 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 56% 62% 25% 6% 0% 0% $69,096 39 -0.24 75 79% — — — —
Geology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $66,517 60 +0.13 72 100% — — — —
Mathematics 7 +4 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $68,282 27 -0.64 74 — — — — —
Physics 10 — 70% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,542 21 -0.65 81 — — — — —
Statistics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $76,018 6 -1.04 83 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $69,039 40 -0.22 75 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 53 — 34% 47% 6% 6% 28% 6% $75,207 90 +1.02 82 96% — — — —
American Sign Language 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,853 16 -0.94 47 — — — — —
Economics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $75,101 17 -0.86 82 — — — — —
Applied Linguistics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,217 6 -1.23 19 100% — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +1 27% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $45,543 16 -0.84 22 — — — — —
English 14 +1 21% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $46,222 19 -0.75 24 85% 8.7% — — —
History 6 +1 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $50,607 25 -0.62 35 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,195 16 -0.78 31 — — — — —
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures 6 +2 17% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $44,217 10 -1.00 19 100% — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $50,834 20 -0.80 36 — — — — —
Women's, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,152 0 -1.85 13 79% — — — —
Anthropology 13 — 38% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $51,312 30 -0.51 37 100% — — — —
Communication 31 — 19% 61% 3% 0% 29% 0% $60,445 50 -0.13 61 95% — — — —
International Studies 8 — 38% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,823 20 -0.62 61 — — — — —
Journalism 12 — 25% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,314 26 -0.67 51 — — — — —
Political Science 20 +1 40% 65% 10% 0% 15% 0% $52,466 3 -1.45 40 94% — — — —
Psychology 114 +8 19% 68% 1% 8% 15% 3% $54,207 48 -0.13 45 93% — — — —
Social Work 45 — 11% 51% 2% 16% 22% 0% $53,950 51 +0.08 44 96% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,982 44 -0.26 44 91% — — — —
Strategic Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,021 25 -0.79 66 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 70 +1 41% 49% 1% 11% 29% 0% $57,729 37 -0.30 54 98% 7.5% — — —
Forensic Sciences 12 — 17% 42% 8% 8% 17% 8% $57,236 35 -0.37 53 — — — — —
Homeland Security 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $57,273 35 -0.36 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
W. Frank Barton School of Business 410 50% 59% 8% 5% 18% 3% $73,305 53 -0.48 80 97% 5.0%
Accounting 63 — 52% 52% 14% 3% 22% 0% $81,522 38 -0.36 87 95% 4.4% — — —
Digital Marketing 11 — 18% 55% 9% 0% 18% 9% $66,198 16 -0.89 71 97% 5.4% — — —
Economics 12 +5 58% 42% 8% 17% 17% 17% $77,280 23 -0.78 84 95% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 17 +2 41% 65% 6% 12% 18% 0% $54,363 7 -0.95 45 96% — — — —
Finance 57 +4 72% 65% 9% 0% 18% 4% $77,398 15 -0.75 84 97% — — — —
Human Resource Management 22 +6 32% 59% 9% 9% 14% 5% $64,881 18 -0.80 69 94% 5.3% — — —
International Business 14 +1 21% 21% 21% 14% 21% 0% $78,234 53 -0.24 85 90% 5.5% — — —
Management 141 +9 50% 66% 5% 4% 16% 3% $73,798 55 -0.20 81 99% — — — —
Marketing 51 +7 47% 65% 4% 6% 16% 0% $66,198 16 -0.89 71 97% 5.4% — — —
Organizational Leadership 22 — 50% 41% 5% 9% 27% 5% $73,798 46 -0.16 81 99% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,174
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,138
Est. In-State Cost $13,161
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,344
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
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
Business & Economics 20.9% 479 51% 59% 7% 5% 18% 3% $71,853 32 -0.43 79 97% 5.5%
Health Sciences 16.4% 376 18% 64% 9% 4% 17% 1% $70,554 22 -0.62 77 98% 4.4%
Education 11.5% 263 14% 80% 1% 2% 9% 0% $52,811 45 -0.02 41 100% 6.8%
Social Sciences 11.0% 252 22% 63% 2% 6% 19% 1% $54,963 35 -0.26 47 94% 7.0%
Engineering 10.7% 245 82% 51% 9% 2% 15% 16% $99,978 41 -0.31 96 97% —
Arts 8.8% 201 43% 68% 5% 3% 16% 1% $47,882 32 -0.20 28 99% 5.3%
Computer Science 5.9% 135 78% 40% 19% 5% 19% 9% $99,190 30 -0.54 96 100% —
Humanities 5.8% 132 30% 66% 1% 11% 11% 2% $46,460 7 -0.98 24 97% 8.7%
Professional 4.8% 110 44% 52% 2% 8% 26% 3% $63,833 41 -0.23 67 97% 7.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 58 34% 47% 9% 5% 28% 5% $74,675 85 +0.91 82 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 40 60% 72% 10% 2% 8% 5% $70,337 27 -0.41 77 84% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $360M #9 49% $142M 17 #141 115 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.9M #214 17% $0.5M 8 #249 39 1
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #240 62% $0.0M 9 #173 53 1
Health Sciences $3.4M #176 6% $0.3M 1 #236 7 —
Life & Natural Sciences $3.2M #218 81% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $2.6M #143 0% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.8M #249 2% $0 15 #264 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $377M #78 48% $143M 50 #253 214 2

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 111 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 49 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Basketball 15 $6.8M $6.8M $0
Tennis 10 $648K $648K $0
Golf 9 $540K $540K $0
Total 134 $12.5M $12.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 143 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 23 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 21 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Bowling 10 $533K $533K $0
Golf 9 $569K $569K $0
Tennis 8 $712K $712K $0
Total 153 $9.7M $9.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 254 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Baseball 49 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Basketball 38 $9.7M $9.7M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 21 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Golf 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Bowling 10 $533K $533K $0
Total 287 $37.2M $35.0M $2.2M

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 74% 81%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 1050 – 1260
SAT Math Range 500 – 630
SAT RW Range 520 – 640