Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Wichita, KS
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,427
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 76%
From Region 13%
Athletes 4.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Applied Studies 392 24% / 76% 1% $53,429 52 96%
Sport Management 40 80% / 20% 8% $55,284 57 93%
Early Childhood Unified 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,905 47 100%
General Studies 87 29% / 71% 1% $57,518 62 89%
Biology Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Chemistry Teacher Education $51,184 45
Elementary Education 224 8% / 92% 0% $51,905 47 100%
English Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,184 45 93%
French Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,184 45 93%
History and Social Studies Education 10 90% / 10% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Mathematics Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Middle Level Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,905 47 100%
Physical Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Physics Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,184 45
Spanish Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 401 80% / 20% 13% $95,997 97 99%
Aerospace Engineering 53 87% / 13% 13% $92,226 96 100%
Biomedical Engineering 27 44% / 56% 11% $79,887 89 100%
Computer Engineering 17 94% / 6% 12% $100,355 98 93%
Electrical Engineering 37 92% / 8% 16% $100,550 98
Industrial Engineering 29 83% / 17% 28% $96,943 97
Manufacturing Engineering 16 81% / 19% 31% $94,591 96
Mechanical Engineering 66 86% / 14% 12% $98,597 97 96%
Computer Networking 18 89% / 11% 6% $87,385 94
Computer Science 84 75% / 25% 10% $106,611 99 100%
Information Technology 33 79% / 21% 9% $89,010 94 100%
Applied Engineering 12 58% / 42% 0% $80,502 90
Engineering Technology 9 78% / 22% 22% $84,451 92 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 201 43% / 57% 1% $37,600 11 97%
Art 9 44% / 56% 0% $32,068 5 85%
Art Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $51,184 45 93%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $32,068 5 85%
Digital Arts 79 63% / 37% 1% $34,006 7 100%
Graphic Design 22 14% / 86% 0% $50,374 43 100%
Jazz Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $33,067 6 100%
Music 8 75% / 25% 0% $33,067 6 100%
Music Composition 7 71% / 29% 0% $33,067 6 100%
Music Education 16 31% / 69% 6% $51,184 45 93%
Music Performance 8 50% / 50% 0% $33,067 6 100%
Performing Arts 27 19% / 81% 0% $34,006 7 100%
Piano Performance $33,067 6 100%
Studio Arts 12 8% / 92% 0% $32,068 5 85%
Voice Performance 1 0% / 100% 0% $33,067 6 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 399 19% / 81% 1% $64,137 74 97%
Athletic Training $143,744 100 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 5% / 95% 0% $53,655 52 97%
Dental Hygiene 56 2% / 98% 0% $59,866 66 98%
Exercise Science 69 48% / 52% 1% $57,868 62 100%
Health Sciences 54 +3 22% / 78% 2% $53,162 51 100%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 21 29% / 71% 0% $76,240 87 96%
Nursing 151 10% / 90% 2% $74,251 85 95%
Health Services Management and Community Development 27 26% / 74% 0% $53,152 51 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 488 31% / 69% 2% $52,790 50 92%
Applied Mathematics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $73,305 84
Chemistry 16 56% / 44% 0% $69,096 80 79%
Geology 5 60% / 40% 0% $54,371 54 100%
Mathematics 7 +4 57% / 43% 14% $67,435 78
Physics 10 70% / 30% 0% $72,353 83
Statistics 1 0% / 100% 100% $73,000 84
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $64,938 75
Biological Sciences 53 34% / 66% 6% $61,730 70 94%
American Sign Language 4 0% / 100% 0% $54,485 55
Economics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $71,097 82
Anthropology 13 38% / 62% 0% $51,908 48 92%
Applied Linguistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $44,217 25 100%
Communication 31 19% / 81% 0% $49,306 40 95%
Creative Writing 11 +1 27% / 73% 0% $40,690 16
English 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $33,308 6 85%
History 6 +1 83% / 17% 17% $52,336 49 75%
International Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $58,568 64
Journalism 12 25% / 75% 0% $48,461 37
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $44,217 25 100%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,196 48
Philosophy 3 33% / 67% 33%
Political Science 20 +1 40% / 60% 0% $60,104 67 95%
Psychology 114 +8 19% / 81% 3% $49,709 41 94%
Social Work 45 11% / 89% 0% $50,990 45 90%
Sociology 6 50% / 50% 0% $41,725 18 91%
Strategic Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,319 74
Women's, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $41,152 17 79%
Criminal Justice 70 +1 41% / 59% 0% $50,371 43 88%
Forensic Sciences 12 17% / 83% 8% $50,075 42
Homeland Security 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $50,003 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
W. Frank Barton School of Business 410 50% / 50% 3% $65,983 77 97%
Accounting 63 52% / 48% 0% $80,710 90 97%
Digital Marketing 11 18% / 82% 9% $50,215 43 97%
Economics 12 +5 58% / 42% 17% $80,139 89 96%
Entrepreneurship 17 +2 41% / 59% 0% $54,363 54 96%
Finance 57 +4 72% / 28% 4% $67,730 79 94%
Human Resource Management 22 +6 32% / 68% 5% $71,571 83 100%
International Business 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $78,234 88 90%
Management 141 +9 50% / 50% 3% $64,041 74 98%
Marketing 51 +7 47% / 53% 0% $50,215 43 97%
Organizational Leadership 22 50% / 50% 5% $64,041 74 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,174
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,138
Est. In-State Cost $13,161
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,344
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 20.9% 479 51% / 49% 3% $64,388 74 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.8% 384 25% / 75% 2% $51,335 46 92%
Health Sciences 16.4% 376 18% / 82% 1% $64,824 75 97%
Education 11.5% 263 14% / 86% 0% $51,806 47 99%
Engineering 10.7% 245 82% / 18% 16% $95,116 97 98%
Arts 8.8% 201 43% / 57% 1% $37,601 11 97%
Computer Science 5.9% 135 78% / 22% 9% $99,745 98 100%
Professional 4.8% 110 44% / 56% 3% $56,391 59 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 58 34% / 66% 5% $62,007 71 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 40 60% / 40% 5% $67,982 79 84%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $360M #9 49% $142M 17 #141 115
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.9M #214 17% $0.5M 8 #249 39 1
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #240 62% $0.0M 9 #173 53 1
Health Sciences $3.4M #176 6% $0.3M 1 #236 7
Life & Natural Sciences $3.2M #218 81% $0
Business & Economics $2.6M #143 0% $0.0M
Education $0.8M #249 2% $0 15 #265
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $377M #78 48% $143M 50 #253 214 2

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 74%
SAT Range 900 – 1240
SAT Math Range 430 – 630
SAT RW Range 470 – 610