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Wichita State University Overview

Wichita State University is a public institution situated in Wichita, Kansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Wichita State University Known For?

2,435 Undergraduate Awards
$29,509 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at WSU is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from WSU makes roughly $51,532 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Wichita State University?

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Contact details for WSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1845 N. Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0124
Phone: 316-978-3456
Website: www.wichita.edu

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How Do I Get Into WSU?

You can apply to WSU online at: https://wsu-info.org/go/split.htm

Admission Requirements for WSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WSU?

95% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
WSU has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to WSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 483 and 630. Math scores were between 470 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wichita State University  ( 483 to 630 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Wichita State University  ( 470 to 630 )
200
800
WSU received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Wichita State University  ( 17 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Wichita State University  ( 19 to 26 )
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36

Can I Afford Wichita State University?

$29,509 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of WSU is $29,509. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WSU, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,200 a year. That adds up to $32,800 over four years for those students.

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Wichita State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,586 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,946 undergraduate students at WSU, with 8,586 being full-time and 3,360 being part-time.

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There are also 3,053 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,586 full-time undergraduates at WSU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wichita State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 594
Black or African American 508
Hispanic or Latino 1,205
White 5,087
International Students 490
Other Races/Ethnicities 702

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Wichita State University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at WSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka.

Wichita State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 0 70 0 275 0 345
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 239 2 0 0 241
Business Administration & Management 5 0 126 16 83 0 230
Computer Information Systems 14 0 31 0 112 0 157
Nursing 0 0 125 0 3 19 147
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 55 76 0 4 0 135
Industrial Engineering 0 0 39 34 53 7 133
Social Work 9 0 57 0 67 0 133
General Psychology 7 0 109 0 5 0 121
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 79 0 11 6 96
Accounting 0 0 77 0 17 0 94
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 73 0 16 0 89
Student Counseling 0 0 0 26 58 0 84
General Biology 0 0 72 0 6 0 78
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 36 0 32 9 77
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5 0 57 3 9 0 74
General Visual & Performing Arts 14 0 59 0 0 0 73
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 60 0 12 0 72
Communication Sciences 0 0 33 0 27 9 69
Human Resource Management 1 0 31 6 30 0 68
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 54 0 10 4 68
Marketing 0 0 62 0 0 0 62
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 61 0 0 0 61
Public Administration 0 0 0 37 24 0 61
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 5 55 0 60
Health & Physical Education 1 0 39 0 18 0 58
Dental Support Services 0 0 56 0 0 0 56
Allied Health Professions 0 0 7 0 44 0 51
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 35 0 9 0 44
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 26 2 16 0 44
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 44 0 0 0 44
Music 0 0 21 1 22 0 44
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 42 42
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 10 25 7 42
Special Education 0 0 0 3 37 0 40
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 33 0 7 0 40
Information Technology 33 0 0 0 0 0 33
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 3 29 0 32
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 31 0 0 31
General Engineering Technology 0 0 28 0 0 0 28
Chemistry 0 0 16 0 5 5 26
Anthropology 0 0 14 5 6 0 25
Political Science & Government 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
General English Literature 0 0 13 0 8 0 21
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 15 0 5 0 20
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 18 0 2 0 20
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
International Business 0 0 18 0 0 0 18
History 0 0 14 0 4 0 18
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 15 0 1 0 16
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Computer Engineering 0 0 12 3 1 0 16
Data Science 0 0 0 15 0 0 15
Human Computer Interaction 15 0 0 0 0 0 15
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 13 0 0 0 14
Educational Administration 0 0 0 10 1 3 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Homeland Security 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
International Studies 4 0 8 0 0 0 12
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Human Development & Family Studies 1 0 0 1 9 0 11
Romance Languages 2 0 1 2 6 0 11
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 8 2 0 0 10
Writing Studies 0 0 8 0 2 0 10
Graphic Communications 9 0 0 0 0 0 9
Security Science and Technology 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Economics 0 0 4 0 5 0 9
Journalism 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Mathematics 0 0 5 0 2 0 7
Physics 0 0 6 0 1 0 7
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Area Studies 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 0 2 3 0 0 5
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 3 0 2 5
Philosophy 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Sociology 0 0 4 0 1 0 5
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Public Health 2 0 0 2 0 0 4
Sustainability Science 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Materials Engineering 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Energy Systems Technologies 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Environmental Control Technology 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Religious Studies 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Teaching Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 141 55 2,239 241 1,199 113 3,988

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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