Graduates of Wichita State University earn about $6,342 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 75th percentile nationally. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,670.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $328. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,063.
The overall return pillar sits in the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, the median earnings of $59,707 are at the 50th percentile.
That median lands below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $5,903. The earnings beyond expectations are strong, while the overall median remains below peers.
Wichita State University graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after completing a bachelor's degree earn a median of $59,707. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, this median is at the 50th percentile, drawn from an earnings cohort of 2,658.
Graduates earn about $6,342 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits at the 75th percentile. The earnings model sets an expected level for similar students.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a typical outcome of $59,707, a downside scenario of $43,660 and an upside scenario of $81,051. These are estimated outcomes, not observed medians for a single group.
An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Federally aided graduates of Wichita State University who are working and not enrolled show a median of $59,707 at the 50th percentile four years after completion. The comparable-institution median for the same type and size is $65,610, which puts the university $5,903 below its peers on this measure.
Azimuth ranks it #591 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's graduates earn about $6,342 more than the model expects for similar students.
The gap lands at the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,670.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $328. The STEM component, within the measured factors, adds $2,063.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, run from $43,660 on the low end to $81,051 on the high end. These scenarios reflect the range of estimated outcomes across different program clusters, not individual paths.
An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios at Wichita State University span from a downside of $43,660 to an upside of $81,051, with the typical scenario at $59,707. That spread shows the variation in earnings across the university's 40 programs with published data four years after completion.
The highest-earning programs illustrate the upper end of the range: Computer Science graduates earn a median of $97,335, Mechanical Engineering completers reach $89,074, and Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering graduates earn $83,057.
Affordability is the strongest pillar at Wichita State University, and the debt figures reinforce that. The median federal student debt for borrowers who complete a degree is $20,500, which is above the median of $20,076 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated monthly payment of $233. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $13,194, which runs below the peer median of $15,634 for comparable institutions.
Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, carry a median of $14,306. Graduates earn about $6,342 more than the model expects for similar students.
A low net price and higher-than-expected earnings point the same way: the cost side is light, and the earnings side runs ahead of the model.