unitid 156107 · Wichita, KS · public 2-year · city (large)
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
- enrollment 2023
- 8,119
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,828
58th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
66th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$17,592
76th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$8,805
after aid, aided students
59th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,679
after entry, Title IV students
51st pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,500
37th 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 $8,043 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
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k23%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+11%
- Median family income
- $24,244
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,238
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× 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. | 437 | $48,113 | $20,657 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 357 | $57,901 | $12,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 266 | $42,129 | $5,564 |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies. | 135 | $30,709 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 56 | — | $14,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 52 | — | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 49 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 48 | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 41 | $57,494 | $6,887 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 38 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 38 | — | — |
— 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
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
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.