Newman University
Private College in Wichita, KS. Six-year graduation rate 53%. Median 10-year earnings $55,041.
Ten years after entry, the median Newman University student earns $55,041 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 53%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $20,801 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.3 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Newman University accepts 74% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 1,080 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield sits at 20% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 53%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. With 31% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 833 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,050 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($18,060 versus $21,774), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 94% of students get grant aid averaging $24,996, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. About 48% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 172 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,060 |
| $30–48k | $16,366 |
| $48–75k | $21,234 |
| $75–110k | $17,142 |
| $110k+ | $21,774 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 399 of these 833 students, totalling $2,885,528 — an average of $7,232 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sedgwick County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)