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Wichita State University

The Wichita State University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 4 reports on file, 2019–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, CSV, and DOCX.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jul 14, 2026.

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WICHITA, KSIPEDS 156125CARNEGIE CLASS 16
§4 reports2019–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,050
Median1,160
75th1,260
§ 4% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th17
Median21
75th24
§ 71% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 70%SAT SUBMIT 4%ACT SUBMIT 71%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants4,784reported count
Admits3,36170%
Class seats1,31839% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants4,7843,36170%1,318School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 39%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $40. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients40523% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$1,090H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$13,194Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $8,358.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio19EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
9316ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate94%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
9916ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1774ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1871ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate20%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile17ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile21ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate68%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile470ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile550ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile610ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile435ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile560ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile630ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate6%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2205DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded50DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1528DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,155COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$7,529COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$12,610IC2022.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,155COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$17,714COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$26,914DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$37,099DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment8758DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3376DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment4555DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment16689DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment13313DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate92%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,821SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,354SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,696SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate45%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate41%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate44%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWichitaHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWichita State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateKansasHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years33%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years47%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years51%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate69%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time51%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate37%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate26%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$51,532
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
51%
6-year completion
Average net price
$13,194
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$20,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$33,001$33k
MEDIAN
$51,532$52k
P75
$72,524$73k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,734
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$9,696
$48,001 – $75,000
$13,564
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,893
$110,001 and up
$19,184
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
33%
6-yr grad
51%
8-yr grad
55%
Retention
69%
Pell grad
47%
Transfer
26%

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.