COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
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WICHITA, KS

Wichita State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,194Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate51.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$59,707working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$59,707
Median earnings 5 years after completion$54,872

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,734
$30,001–48,000$9,696
$48,001–75,000$13,564
$75,001–110,000$16,893
$110,001+$19,184

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion51.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention68.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients30.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid26.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,466federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates10,780IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate94.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,500

3,365 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

14 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$89,074 earnings · $21,658 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 228 working graduates$75,784 earnings · $27,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$69,696 earnings · $22,250 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$64,060 earnings · $26,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$63,852 earnings · $24,450 debt →Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$61,982 earnings · $26,817 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$52,709 earnings · $20,250 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$51,305 earnings · $27,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$50,773 earnings · $25,159 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$49,670 earnings · $31,000 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$48,446 earnings · $26,684 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$47,463 earnings · $23,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 85 working graduates$44,605 earnings · $24,694 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$42,690 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.