Wichita State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wichita State University is a public research university in Wichita, KS (city setting), with 12,856 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 95% of 8,637 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1250 on the SAT and 18–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,730 a year for out-of-state students and $27,812 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,184 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wichita State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,322 in-state · $19,240 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wichita State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wichita State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | American Conference | 49 | 15 over | 5 | $3.2M | $64,383 | 986 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $6.8M | $450,378 | 965 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 23 | 8 over | 6 | $2.9M | $126,732 | 977 | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 973 | |
| Softball | American Conference | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $2.1M | $99,713 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $649k | $64,885 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $713k | $89,082 | 986 | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Conference | 111 | 66 over | 1 | $1.4M | $12,479 | 983 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 143 | 98 over | 1 | $1.5M | $10,430 | 978 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $1.4M | $63,694 | 966 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.