Wichita State University
Wichita State University admitted 94% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 905–1240 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $10,307 a year. Within six years, 52% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 94%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 905–1240
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $19,966 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $10,307 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $7,530 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,948 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $20,613 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 52%
- Students who return for a second year
- 69%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $56,003 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,120
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,780
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 35%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Education
- 12%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 11%
- Engineering
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Stephen F Austin State University TX · 94% admitted
- University of Northwestern-St Paul MN · 94% admitted
- Northern State University SD · 93% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC · 93% admitted
- College of Staten Island CUNY NY · 92% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
More colleges in Kansas
- University of Kansas KS · 94% admitted
- Kansas State University KS · 82% admitted
- Fort Hays State University KS · 90% admitted
- Pittsburg State University KS · 89% admitted
- Benedictine College KS · 98% admitted
- Emporia State University KS · 98% admitted
- Baker University KS · 94% admitted
- Friends University KS · 55% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.