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Wichita State University

⌖ Wichita, KS · 62 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$134,056 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

23.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−58%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,872Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$134,056at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$232,7760
2
4
6
8
−$134,05610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 23.6 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$9,684
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$19,869
Sticker price
Average net price$13,194
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,780
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$13,194Average net price / year
$21,780Cost of attendance
$20,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$217/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$54,872Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.0%Completion rate
94.0%Admission rate
10,780Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$9,734
$30–48k$9,696
$48–75k$13,564
$75–110k$16,893
$110k+$19,184
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$54,872
Year 6$44,043
Year 10$51,532
Full-time retention
69.3%
Part-time retention
36.5%
Completion within 200% of normal time
54.6%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

72thEarnings percentile
39thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$59,508Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$24,510Median federal debt across categories that report debt
18%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,870Year 1
$59,707Year 4
$54,872Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,9212Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$118,9403Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$112,5644Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$101,6685Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$97,3356Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,7387Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$93,1858Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$89,074

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$123,921Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$118,940Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$112,564Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree$101,668Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$97,335$25,728
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$94,738$22,500
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$93,185Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$89,074$21,658
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$83,571Not available
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree$83,057$22,250
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$81,265$15,450
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$80,257Not available
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree$77,103$23,875
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$76,203$27,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$75,784$27,750
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$73,166$23,448
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$72,936$27,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$69,711$21,395
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,696$22,250
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$67,475$26,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,413Not available
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$65,366$17,399
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,060$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$63,852$24,450
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,150$21,570
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$62,768Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,982$26,817
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,960Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$61,632Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$61,406Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$59,508Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$59,219Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$58,671Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$58,560Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$58,288Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,959$24,314
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,638$21,750
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$54,874$21,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$52,833$20,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$52,823Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$52,709$20,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$51,728$22,145
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$51,305$27,000
Curriculum and InstructionBachelor's Degree$51,036Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,773$25,159
MusicMaster's Degree$49,779Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$49,670$31,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,537$24,510
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,446$26,684
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$47,463$23,000
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$47,392$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$47,389$30,250
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,768$25,976
HistoryBachelor's Degree$46,090Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$44,605$24,694
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$43,452Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,690$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$42,450$30,500
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$37,604$28,150
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,012$24,551
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$36,723$26,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$17,750

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.