unitid 156082 · Topeka, KS · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Washburn University
- enrollment 2023
- 6,302
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,562
48th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
55th pctl among public 4-years
completion
53%
finish within 150% time
65th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,512
44th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,280
after aid, aided students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,774
after entry, Title IV students
49th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,127
39th pctl among public 4-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 $20,310 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-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
- $9,945
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 141 | $74,200 | $25,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 110 | — | $19,750 |
| Law. | 92 | $75,098 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 78 | $67,914 | $18,750 |
| Social Work. | 52 | $57,557 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 46 | $49,261 | $21,875 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 45 | $53,065 | $26,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 44 | $44,367 | $25,249 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 39 | $65,456 | $22,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 39 | $67,917 | $21,136 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 36 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 34 | $50,195 | $22,566 |
— 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.