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Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

https://www.wichita.edu

#488 National Colleges

91.7% Admission Rate
Least Selective

11,199 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in six colleges. The university's graduate school offers 44 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".Wichita State University also hosts classes at four satellite locations: WSU West in Maize, WSU South in Derby, and the WSU Downtown Center that houses the university's Center for Community Support & Research, the Department of Physician Assistant, and the Department of Physical Therapy. A quarter-mile northeast of campus, the Advanced Education in General Dentistry building, built in 2011, houses classrooms and a dental clinic. It is adjacent to the university's 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, where many of WSU noncredit courses are taught.

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Location

City
Wichita, Kansas

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 18.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 15.6%
Engineering 12.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 9.8%
Education 6.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 5.8%
Psychology 4.7%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 3.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.0%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 2.5%
Social Sciences 1.7%
Physical Sciences 1.4%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 1.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.6%
History 0.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0.0%

Cost

In State Tuition
$8,298.00

Out of State Tuition
$17,480.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
45.17%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$14,382.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1168 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 580 520
Verbal 630 570 510

ACT Scores

24 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 26 23 19