Student-Centeredness

Empower students, faculty and staff to create a supportive culture that inspires growth, meets evolving needs and fosters success.

18,003
Fall Semester
Headcount (2026)

Trendline showing a 6.4% increase in headcount enrollment over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+6.4%

167,899
Fall Credit Hour
Production (2026)

trendline showing a 0.3% decrease over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
-0.3%

24,640
Combined Headcount,
WSU and WSU Tech
Fall (2026)

Trendline showing a 12.3% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+12.3%

3,991
Degrees Produced
Academic Year
(2025)

Trendline showing a 6.9% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+6.9%

1,843
Shocker City Partnership
and Shocker Select
Headcount (2026)

Trendline showing a 30.4% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+30.4%

73.5%
Fall-to-Fall
Retention Rate
(2023)

trendline showing an decrease of 2.2% over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
-2.2%

44.4%
Six-Year
Graduation Rate
(2018)

trendline showing a three-year increase of 3.7%

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+4.0%

12
Number of
Shocker Pre-season
Programs (2024)

trendline showing a 33.3% increase over two years.

TWO-YEAR TREND:
+33.3%

3,344
Shocker Support Locker
Number of Visits
(2024)

trendline showing a 48 percent decline in visits.

TWO-YEAR TREND:
-48%

1,264
Shocker Support Locker
Number of Users
(2024)

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
New metric

6,542
Number of Students
Engaged in Extracurricular
Activities (SEB, 2024)

Trendline showing a 14.8% increase in participation over two years.

TWO-YEAR TREND:
+14.8%

12,495
Athletics — Student
Attendance (2024)

Trendline showing an 1.7% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+1.7%

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.

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.