Wichita State University Teaching Programs

Wichita State University is a public institution situated in Wichita, Kansas. The city atmosphere of Wichita makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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

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	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WSU?

WSU has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% 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 483 and 630. Math scores were between 470 and 630.

WSU received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WSU, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,067 a year. That adds up to $32,268 over four years for those students.

Wichita State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,078 undergraduate students at WSU, with 8,529 being full-time and 3,549 being part-time.

There are also 3,316 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,529 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	499
Black or African American	490
Hispanic or Latino	1,184
White	4,969
International Students	701
Other Races/Ethnicities	686

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

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at WSU. In 2022-2023, 9,293 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 7th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Wichita State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	272	0	0	0	272
General Special Education	0	0	3	48	0	51
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	12	39	0	51
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	1	24	0	25
Music Education	0	13	0	9	0	22
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	12	3	4	19
History Education	0	19	0	0	0	19
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	9	8	0	0	0	17
English & Language Arts Education	0	15	0	0	0	15
Mathematics Education	0	11	0	0	0	11
Art Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Early Childhood Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	7	0	0	0	7
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	4	0	0	4
Biology Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Science Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	2	0	0	2
Chemistry Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor	0	0	2	0	0	2
Physics Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	370	36	123	4	542

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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