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

$29,509 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% 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 Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WSU?

91% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 91%, WSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% 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 620. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wichita State University  ( 483 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wichita State University  ( 500 to 600 )
200
800
WSU received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Wichita State University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Wichita State University  ( 17 to 26 )
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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
1.6% Loan Default Rate
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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

The student loan default rate at WSU is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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

3,424 Took All Classes Online
8,762 Took At Least One Class Online
35.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at WSU. In 2020-2021, 8,762 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wichita State University was 35.2%. This is the #528 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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