Wichita State
University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Public Community College in Wichita, KS. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $38,679.
Students who entered Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology reach a median of $38,679 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 43%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 67% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The part-time picture is harder: 37% return, against 67% full-time. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,780 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,986 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,043 at $0–30k against $12,016 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 68% get grants averaging $7,435, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 34% 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 · 448 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 | $8,043 |
| $30–48k | $8,290 |
| $48–75k | $8,880 |
| $75–110k | $12,099 |
| $110k+ | $12,016 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 942 of these 2,780 students, totalling $6,496,149 — an average of $6,896 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)