Wichita State University vs Fort Hays 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)
$19,966
$20,455
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$10,307
$16,333
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$20,972
$28,655
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Wichita State University
Fort Hays State University
Under $30,000
$7,530
$14,011
$30,000–$48,000
$6,774
$13,453
$48,000–$75,000
$9,000
$14,881
$75,000–$110,000
$12,533
$17,948
Over $110,000
$17,409
$20,154
After you start
Measure
Wichita State University
Fort Hays State University
Undergrads
10,780
9,733
Graduate within 6 years
51%
48%
Come back for year two
69%
77%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$56,003
$53,030
Median debt at graduation
$19,120
$19,500
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