+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Wichita State University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.8k → $9.7k).
Kansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas. 10,493 undergraduate students. 193 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Wichita State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Wichita State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.6% → 0.0%).
+35%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Wichita State University rose 34% between 2021 and 2024 (24.7% → 33.2%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Kansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Kansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$51,532+17% · 6→10y
Kansas median $45,407$44,043
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry51.4%+113% · '97→'24
Kansas median 46.4%$14,700+426% · '97→'20
At program completion10,493+11% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.6%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time94.9%+27% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,322+256% · '00→'24
out-of-state $19,240SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.8%Median federal debt $14,700 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,532 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+113%
Wichita State University · completion · 150% rose
23.9% → 51.0%
+437%
Wichita State University · completion · 100% rose
6.2% → 33.2%
+256%
Wichita State University · in-state tuition rose
$2,724 → $9,684
+113%
Wichita State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,339 → $19,869
+426%
Wichita State University · median debt rose
$3,899 → $20,500
-100%
Wichita State University · cohort default rate fell
6.0% → 0.0%
+28%
Wichita State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,300 → $51,532
+33%
Wichita State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$35,900 → $47,823
+31%
Wichita State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,700 → $44,043
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$128,612Computer Engineering.$89,791Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$88,629Mechanical Engineering.$88,218Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$82,517Business Administration, Management and Operations.$79,773Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$79,490Management Information Systems and Services.$77,737Educational Administration and Supervision.$77,166Accounting and Related Services.$72,214International Business.$69,998Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$68,214Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,435Human Resources Management and Services.$64,037Special Education and Teaching.$62,039Chemistry.$61,822Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$61,454Finance and Financial Management Services.$60,600Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$59,671Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,299Biology, General.$55,232Social Work.$54,675Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$53,564Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$52,738
Showing top 24 of 49 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
49 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,435Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$53,564Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$128,612Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,007Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$68,214Health and Medical Administrative Services.$47,557Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$61,454Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$79,490
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,299Business Administration, Management and Operations.$79,773Accounting and Related Services.$72,214Finance and Financial Management Services.$60,600Marketing.$44,929Human Resources Management and Services.$64,037International Business.$69,998Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$48,640Management Information Systems and Services.$77,737
HISTORY · CIP 54
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Wichita State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$509,204
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,240
- HS-only baseline · KS
- $36,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Kansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Wichita State University graduates earn $X” — not “Wichita State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Wichita State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.