- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TXCity: midsizeZIP 76308Founded 1922
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1922
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.msutexas.edu
TexasPublic
Midwestern State University
Midwestern State University is a public university in Wichita Falls, Texas, with 4,087 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $11,793 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention64%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans37%
$11,793net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$59,560median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,375median debt
#798 of 1,704 for earnings#280 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,310 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,314 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
- $23,601tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,580
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,730
- Average net price
- $11,793national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,505
$30,001–48,000$11,036
$48,001–75,000$10,040
$75,001–110,000$12,755
$110,001+$19,624
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
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
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,065
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,560middle 50%: $38,544–$85,235
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,235
Median, Midwestern State University$59,560
Lower quarter$38,544
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
- 4,087
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 23.6
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 73%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,183 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,122
- Endowment, end of year
- $112,954,045
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic28%
Black14%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races4.7%
U.S. nonresident6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions39%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Business & management11%
Education9.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
Psychology3.5%
Computer & information sciences3.2%
Engineering2.8%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 226833. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1932075.