Wichita State University

General Information:

  • Size: 330 acres

  • Founded in 1895

  • 120 social/special-interest clubs

  • 479 full-time faculty

Student Information:

15,000 enrolled

  • 87% from Kansas

  • One half attend full time

Male 43%
Female 57%
White 67%
Asian 9%
African American 7%
Hispanic 5%
American Indian 1%
Other 7%

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Costs:

In-State Tuition $3,539.00
Out-of-State Tuition $10,992.50
Room and Board $4,500.00

Areas of Study:

Full list of majors

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Liberal arts and sciences

  • Fine arts

  • Education

  • Health professions

Interesting Facts:

  • Early students earned money by shocking, or harvesting, wheat in nearby fields--Shockers

  • The Ablah Library houses one million volumes and 3,600 magazines and scholarly journals and audio recordings