- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Newman University
Wichita, KSCity: largeZIP 67213Founded 1998
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.newmanu.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Newman University
Newman University is a private nonprofit university in Wichita, Kansas, with 851 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $17,430 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention69%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans16%
$17,430net price / year
74%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$55,478median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#1,007 of 1,704 for earnings#669 of 1,739 for lowest net price#922 of 1,738 for graduation rate#678 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
- $46,846tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,000
- Average net price
- $17,430national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,100
$30,001–48,000$16,127
$48,001–75,000$12,566
$75,001–110,000$15,985
$110,001+$21,357
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,474
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,478middle 50%: $37,319–$75,636
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,636
Median, Newman University$55,478
Lower quarter$37,319
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
- 851
- Part-time
- 4.1%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 24.8
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,512 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,539
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,927,451
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic29%
Black4.9%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions36%
Business & management21%
Education12%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.9%
Theology & religious vocations4.0%
Philosophy & religious studies2.8%
Psychology2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | $17,186 | 55% | $62,042 |
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| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | $16,842 | 56% | $55,642 |
| Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT | $16,754 | 51% | $62,010 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155335. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7018497.