unitid 155423 · Topeka, KS · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Washburn Institute of Technology
- enrollment 2023
- 1,583
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
615
17th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
5th pctl among public 2-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
93rd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,251
40th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$8,607
after aid, aided students
58th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,774
after entry, Title IV students
96th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$18,127
98th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,114 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k25%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k22%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $36,446
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,880
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 179 | $51,058 | $17,283 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 116 | $42,628 | $6,642 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 84 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 68 | $67,914 | $18,750 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 46 | $48,275 | $7,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 43 | $52,965 | $9,500 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 40 | $65,738 | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 34 | — | $9,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 30 | — | — |
| Carpenters. | 25 | — | — |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 19 | $49,982 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.