Skip to content
College Ledger

Statement · Wichita, KS

Wichita State University

Public4-year · Bachelor's degreesCompare with other schools →

  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,734 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,780.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $51,532 ten years after entering, the 53rd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 51% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
18,874

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,780 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,696 and $19,184 a year depending on income at Wichita State University.

Statement of cost · Wichita State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,780
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,734
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$13,194
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,684

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,734; $30–48k: $9,696; $48–75k: $13,564; $75–110k: $16,893; over $110k: $19,184. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,734
$30k–$48k$9,696
$48k–$75k$13,564
$75k–$110k$16,893
Over $110k$19,184

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $51,532; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,043
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,823
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
53rd percentile among public 4-years
$51,532
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,700

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $44,043; 8 yrs after entry: $47,823; 10 yrs after entry: $51,532. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$44,043
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$47,823
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$51,532
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Wichita State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree275not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree239not reported$30,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree126$57,299$24,450
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree125$66,435$27,750
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree112not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree109$44,476$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree83$79,773not reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree79$88,218$21,658
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree77$72,214$22,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree76$51,463not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree73$45,068$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree72$55,232$24,314
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree70not reported$25,728
Social WorkMaster's Degree67$54,675not reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree62$44,929$20,250
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree61$60,600$26,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree60not reported$20,500
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree59$30,426$24,551
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree58$59,671not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree57$45,796$22,145
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree44$128,612not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree7not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degreenot reported$88,629$22,500
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree1$77,166not reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree54$82,517$22,250

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Wichita State University: 10,780 undergraduates; 31% of students receive Pell grants; 94% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

94%

81st percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

10,780

74th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

31%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

46th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

51%

finish within 150% of normal time

61st percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

36%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$43,391

66th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k24%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k20%
  • $75k–$110k20%
  • Over $110k21%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k24%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k20%
$75k–$110k20%
Over $110k21%

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.