Student-Centeredness

WSU seeks to promote holistic student success through a supportive learning environment in which all of our students — past, present and future — continually thrive and grow.

17,700
Fall Semester
Headcount (2024)

Trendline showing a 10.2% increase in headcount enrollment over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+10.2%

166,735
Fall Credit Hour
Production (2024)

trendline showing a 14.1% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+4.1%

23,806
Combined Headcount,
WSU and WSU Tech
Fall (2024)

Trendline showing a 18.1% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+18.1%

3,512
Degrees Produced
Academic Year
(2023)

Trendline showing a 17.3% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+17.3%

1,482
Shocker City Partnership
and Shocker Select
Headcount (2023)

Trendline showing a 24% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+24.0%

70.9%
Fall-to-Fall
Retention Rate
(2022)

trendline showing a decrease of 2.6% over four years

FOUR-YEAR TREND:
-0.6%

51.5%
Six-Year
Graduation Rate
(2017)

trendline showing a three-year increase of 3.7%

THREE-YEAR TREND:
+3.7%

Historical charts

Affordability - Kansas Research Universities

The following charts show how Wichita State University tuition and fees compares in cost to state, regional and peer four-year institutions over the course of a college career. The charts assume 30 credit hours per year including regular tuition and student fees. Costs from Kansas Board of Regents website for 2023-24 school year and compare WSU's in-state rates to other institutions' in-state rates.

Affordability - Regional Research Universities

Costs are from the Kansas Board of Regents website for the 2023-34 school year and compare WSU's in-state reates to other institutions' in-state rates.