Wichita State University Trade Programs

Located in Wichita, Kansas, Wichita State University is a public institution. The location of WSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Wichita State University?

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

Can I Afford WSU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time WSU students paid $228 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $540 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,848	$16,208
Fees	$2,018	$2,018
Books and Supplies	$1,250	$1,250
On Campus Room and Board	$12,610	$12,610
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,400	$3,400

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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

There are 12,078 undergraduate students at WSU, with 8,529 being full-time and 3,549 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wichita State University students is as follows.

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

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.

This school is the 6th 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 #698 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Hrududu under License

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