Kansas Wesleyan University

Common Data Set 2020-21

Acceptance Rate

61.8%

Applications

1,293

Admitted

799

Enrolled

190

SAT Composite 25th

910

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$51,152
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
49%
6-year completion
Average net price
$22,671
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,250
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction427fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

4 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Jasmin
Last Name:Dauner
Title:Registrar
Office:Office of the Registrar
Phone:785- 833- 4320
Email Address:jasmin.dauner@kwu.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.kwu.edu/consumer
Address Information
Main Phone Number (Area Code)785
Main Phone Number:827-5541
WWW Home Page Address:www.kwu.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):785
Admissions Phone Number:833-4305
Admissions Email Address:admissions@kwu.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://kwes.acck.edu/ICS/Students/Apply_Today.jnz
Degrees Offered
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents077
Hispanic/Latino32161161
Black or African American, non-Hispanic248282
White, non-Hispanic123444448
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic166
Asian, non-Hispanic022
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic133
Two or more races, non-Hispanic103840
Race and/or ethnicity unknown000
Total191743749
Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diploma0
Associate degrees0
Bachelor's degrees119
Postbachelor's certificatesNot reported
Master's degrees43
Post-master's certificates0
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship0
Doctoral degrees, professional practice0
Doctoral degrees, other0
Graduation Rates
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort665026142
Did not persist0000
Final cohort665026142
Completed in less than four years22201355
Completed in less than five years37111
Completed in less than six years0101
Total completers25281467
Six-year graduation rate14%56.00%53.84%47.18%
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort713446151
Did not persist0000
Final cohort713446151
Completed in less than four years21141752
Completed in less than five years6219
Completed in less than six years1012
Total completers28161963
Six-year graduation rate47.05%41.30%41.72%41.72%
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohortNot reportedNot reported
Did not persistNot reportedNot reported
Final cohortNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% timeNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time19Not reported
Transfers outNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate64%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied632661Not reportedNot reported
Admitted373426Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled10189Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reported89Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time01Not reportedNot reported
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language2
Social studies3
History8
Computer Science1
Visual/Performing Arts1
Basis for Selection
C7 basis for selection
Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
MeasureVery importantImportantConsideredNot considered
Rigor of secondary school recordYes
Class rankYes
Academic GPAYes
Standardized test scoresYes
Application essayYes
RecommendationsYes
InterviewNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Extracurricular activitiesYes
Talent or abilityYes
Character and personal qualitiesYes
First generationYes
Alumni relationYes
Geographical residenceYes
State residencyYes
Religious affiliation or commitmentYes
Volunteer workYes
Work experienceYes
Level of applicant interestYes
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT2445
ACT67128
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite9101100Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing460550Not reported
SAT math440550Not reported
ACT composite1824Not reported
ACT math1624Not reported
ACT English1522Not reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8002
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6997
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59942
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49945
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3994
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-8004
SAT Math: 600-6997
SAT Math: 500-59945
SAT Math: 400-49940
SAT Math: 300-3994
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Composite: 1400-16002
SAT Composite: 1200-13994
SAT Composite: 1000-119940
SAT Composite: 800-99954
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-362
ACT Composite: 24-2924
ACT Composite: 18-2352
ACT Composite: 12-1721
ACT Composite: 6-111
ACT Composite: Below 60
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class12
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class31
Percent in top half of high school graduating class67
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class33
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class11
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:87
Percent who had GPA of 4.08
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9920
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7419
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4911
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2416
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9918
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.498
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:20
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:Click or tap here to enter text.

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied219Not reportedNot reported334
Admitted96Not reportedNot reported149
Enrolled62Not reportedNot reported100
Application for Admission
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:⇒ Click or tap here to enter text.

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Teacher certification programX
Required Course Work
English (including composition)X
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX

Student Life

4 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)49%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing90%
Percent who live off campus or commute10%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)56%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing58%
Percent who live off campus or commute42%
Percent of students age 25 and older6%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Housing
Apartments for married studentsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition3102031020
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees570320
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
All Institutions Expenses
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies120012001200
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation100020402040
Other expenses115011502150

Financial Aid

7 TABLES
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients1492
Average institutional non-need grant350097453000
Athletic grant recipients442016
Average athletic grant487652712868
Reporting Year
Academic Year2020-2021 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$1,320,655
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$499,200
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,954,739
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$483,242
Total Scholarships/Grants$7,257,836
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,667,276
Federal Work-Study$103,179
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$4,647
Total Self-Help$3,775,102
Parent Loans$922,608
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$150,508
Athletic Awards$2,973,151
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,053,793
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$280,919
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,334,712
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,268,937
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$13,644
Total Self-Help$1,282,578
Parent Loans$1,083,731
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$64,662
Athletic Awards$981,216
Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates14165357
Applied for need-based aid13865053
Determined to have financial need13856142
Awarded any aid11856142
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid9741234
Awarded need-based self-help aid10950632
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid11855224
Need fully met331425
Average percentage of need met827651
Average financial aid package24949233509613
Average need-based scholarship or grantNot reported65003007
Average need-based self-help awardNot reported45483684
Average need-based loan43833679Not reported
Source Type Loan
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
MeasureNumber in classPercent of classAverage per borrower
Any loan program1058827178
Federal loan programs1048721478
Institutional loan programs000
State loan programs000
Private student loans29245700
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:⇒ N/A Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No Common Data Set 2020- 2021

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty4562107
Members of minority groupsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Females262450
Males193857
Nonresidents202
Doctorate or other terminal degree311748
Master's, but not terminal master's143650
Bachelor's degree088
Unknown or other highest degree011
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs077
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11
based on ____ students733
and ____ faculty66
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students7722
10-19 students7722
20-29 students9016
30-39 students494
40-49 students190
50-99 students80
100+ students00
Total00

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported8%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported1%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported12%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported2%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported7%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reported1%
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported7%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported9%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported12%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported22%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported1%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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