Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas · Public · 10,780 undergraduates · wichita.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
72%
of 8,736 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1050 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,450Est.Estimate
$42,980 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Wichita State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
72% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$42,980
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,980 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1160
Send your score
About 40% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your unweighted GPA is below 2.3, you must send a score.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions Frequently Asked Questions | Wichita State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
72%
of applicants were admitted: 6,311 of 8,736 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 4.2% of them sent SAT scores and 71% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1050 to 1260
Reading and Writing 525 to 640
Math 505 to 635
ACT composite 17 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.1%
- 1200 to 139934%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 99911%
- 600 to 7991.4%
- 400 to 5991.4%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.41
- 4.07%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9916%
- Below 2.506%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,450
a year, in state
$42,980
a year, out of state (tuition $23,450)
- Tuition (in state)$11,920
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,530
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,774
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,000
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,533
- Over $110,000$17,409
Financial aid
60%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,768
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
23%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,090 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- university department scholarship application
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Wichita State University Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Kansas programs for residents
Kansas State Scholarship (State Scholar designation)
$1,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, Designated Kansas State Scholar; Complete Kansas Scholars Curriculum; take ACT by December of senior year; designation by KBOR index; financial need (FAFSA + State of Kansas Student Aid Application by July 1)
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,190Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | History 309 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | Art Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Biology 210 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | Biology 210 and 211 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 5 | Math 242 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 10 | Math 242 and 243 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | Chemistry 211 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 10 | Chemistry 211 and 212 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 226 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Computer Science 210 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | English 101 and 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | English 101 and 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Biology 370 and 371 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History 101 or 102 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | History 101 and 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | French 223 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | French 223 and 324 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | German 224 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 5 | German 224 and 225 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | German 224, 225 and 325 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography 125 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Latin 204 |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | Latin 204 and 224 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 202 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | Physics 213 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | Physics 214 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | Physics 314 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Physics 313 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | Math 112 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Psychology 111 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | English 102 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | English 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 220 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 220 and 325 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 323 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 323 and 400 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Statistics 370 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 121 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History 131 or 132 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | History 131 and 132 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History 100 or 104 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | History 100 and 104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$56,003
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wichita State University$76,425
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 33 majors here have earnings data.
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