Wichita State University Business Programs

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

Wichita State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#13	Best Value Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics	College Factual
#13	Best Value Colleges for Business Economics	College Factual
#20	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship	College Factual
#21	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies	College Factual
#57	Best Value Colleges for International Business	College Factual
#57	Best Value Colleges for International Business/Trade/Commerce	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wichita.state
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wichitastate

How Do I Get Into WSU?

You can apply to WSU online at: https://wsu-info.org/go/split.htm

Admission Requirements for WSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WSU?

WSU has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to WSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 630.

WSU received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Wichita State University?

The overall average net price of WSU is $29,509. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $8,265 a year. That adds up to $33,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WSU is 5.6%. 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 11,946 undergraduate students at WSU, with 8,586 being full-time and 3,360 being part-time.

There are also 3,053 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,586 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	594
Black or African American	508
Hispanic or Latino	1,205
White	5,087
International Students	490
Other Races/Ethnicities	702

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

In 2019-2020, 7,939 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 5th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of WSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wichita State University was $8,433 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,798. The following table shows how WSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Managerial Economics	#7	#4
Business Economics	#7	#4
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#22	#55
Human Resource Management	#34	#60

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 #702 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at WSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at WSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#59
Human Resource Management	#115
General Business Administration and Management	#439

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%.

Wichita State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	159	0	82	241
Accounting	76	0	17	93
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	48	11	18	77
Finance	70	0	0	70
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	70	0	0	70
Business Economics	23	0	11	34
International Business/Trade/Commerce	22	0	0	22
Entrepreneurship	20	0	0	20
Supply Chain Management	0	19	0	19
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	14	14
General Management Information Systems	0	5	0	5
General Economics	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	491	35	142	668

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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