Fort Hays State University vs Wichita State University
Fort Hays State University is harder to get into (90% vs 94% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $10,307 vs $16,333 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$20,455
$19,966
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$16,333
$10,307
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$28,655
$20,972
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Fort Hays State University
Wichita State University
Under $30,000
$14,011
$7,530
$30,000–$48,000
$13,453
$6,774
$48,000–$75,000
$14,881
$9,000
$75,000–$110,000
$17,948
$12,533
Over $110,000
$20,154
$17,409
After you start
Measure
Fort Hays State University
Wichita State University
Undergrads
9,733
10,780
Graduate within 6 years
48%
51%
Come back for year two
77%
69%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$53,030
$56,003
Median debt at graduation
$19,500
$19,120
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers