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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.

356 Undergraduate Degrees
154 Graduate Degrees
$29,509 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
95% Acceptance Rate

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

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 )
200
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 )
1
36

Can I Afford Wichita State University?

$29,509 Net Price
49% 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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,067 a year. That adds up to $32,268 over four years for those students.

Wichita State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,529 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,078 undergraduate students at WSU, with 8,529 being full-time and 3,549 being part-time.

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There are also 3,316 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,529 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 499
Black or African American 490
Hispanic or Latino 1,184
White 4,969
International Students 701
Other Races/Ethnicities 686

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.

Online Learning at Wichita State University

3,537 Took All Classes Online
9,293 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at WSU. In 2022-2023, 9,293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WSU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing Science 38%

Wichita State University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 154 0 0 0 154
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 0 31 0 29 1 61
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 59 0 0 0 59
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 53 0 0 0 53
Physician Assistant 0 0 0 44 0 44
Health Care Management 0 27 1 13 0 41
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 0 39 39
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 19 0 0 0 19
Nursing Science 0 0 0 4 12 16
Athletic Training 0 12 0 0 0 12
Speech Pathology & Audiology 0 0 0 0 7 7
General Public Health 0 0 4 0 0 4
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 1 355 5 90 59 510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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