- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KSTown: remoteZIP 67401Founded 1886
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1886
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1980
- Website
- www.kwu.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Kansas Wesleyan University
Kansas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Salina, Kansas, with 956 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $22,165 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention60%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans66%
$22,165net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$57,332median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#927 of 1,704 for earnings#1,034 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,314 of 1,738 for graduation rate#617 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,987tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,214
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,214
- Average net price
- $22,165national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,157
$30,001–48,000$19,205
$48,001–75,000$19,910
$75,001–110,000$23,994
$110,001+$26,015
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,282
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,332middle 50%: $40,914–$79,450
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,450
Median, Kansas Wesleyan University$57,332
Lower quarter$40,914
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 956
- Part-time
- 6.2%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,316 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,144
- Endowment, end of year
- $46,748,095
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic18%
Black12%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races6.7%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting23%
Business & management22%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Health professions13%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
Psychology3.9%
Physical sciences3.5%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS | $30,947 | 42% | $70,804 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry College Newberry, SC | $22,104 | 42% | $51,404 |
| Fisher College Boston, MA | $22,042 | 40% | $52,749 |
| Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL | $21,817 | 40% | $42,284 |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL | $22,711 | 44% | $55,330 |
| Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO | $22,277 | 45% | $52,791 |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA | $21,229 | 43% | $44,698 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155414. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6365149.