What is Wichita State University's acceptance rate?

Wichita State University admitted 6,311 of 8,736 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 72.2%, according to its Common Data Set.

Does Wichita State University have early decision?

No. Wichita State University does not offer early decision, per its 2025-26 Common Data Set.

What SAT score do you need for Wichita State University?

The middle 50% of Wichita State University's enrolled first-years scored 1050–1260 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT.

What is Wichita State University's graduation rate?

52.1% of students graduate within six years.

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Wichita State University Common Data Set 2025-26

KSTest policy: SAT or ACT required for some applicants; scores also used for advising; SAT, ACT, AP and CLEP used for placementCompare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

72.2%

6,311 of 8,736

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1050–1260

ACT middle 50%

17–24

Admissions

AppliedC1	8,736
AdmittedC1	6,311
EnrolledC1	1,738
YieldC1	27.5%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	4.2%
Submitted ACTC9	71%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	525–640
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	505–635
Average high school GPAC12	3.41
GPA of 4.0C11	7%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	25%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	22%
GPA below 3.50C11	46%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	—
Required feesG1	—
Food and housingG1	—
Need fully met (first-years)H2	11.4%
Average % of need metH2	60%
Average need-based packageH2	$11,528
Average need-based grantH2	$8,768

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordImportant
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayNot considered
Recommendation(s)Not considered
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceNot considered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workNot considered
Work experienceNot considered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	14,906
First-year retentionB22	70.4%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	52.1%

Notes on this filing

Year set to 2025-26 from the Fall 2025 admissions and enrollment data; the aid section (H101) is labeled 2024-2025 Final.
C2: the filing says no waitlist policy (C.201 = No) and the waitlist count fields are blank, so all three waitlist values are null.
Early decision and early action: C.2101 and C.2201 are marked No; their application and admit counts are not printed, so they are null.
C8F clarification is blank; the test policy phrase is built from the C8A/C8 checkboxes only. The SAT/ACT/ACT-only/SAT-only rows are all marked 'Required for some'.
C11 pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the printed bands 3.25-3.49 (0.13), 3.00-3.24 (0.11), 2.50-2.99 (0.16), 2.0-2.49 (0.05), 1.0-1.99 (0.01) and below 1.0 (0), giving 0.46.
Four-year graduation rate: only the six-year rate is printed (B.432, Fall 2019 cohort, 0.5211...), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
Retention rate from B.2203 (0.7042...) converted to a percent and rounded to one decimal.
G1 cost fields are all blank. G.002 marks 2026-27 costs as not yet available. G.003 gives the date as the serial 46204, which corresponds to about July 1, 2026.
H2 pct_need_fully_met = line h (131) / line d (1147) = 11.4%. The rule's parenthetical describes line d as 'any need-based aid', but the filing's line d is 'any financial aid'; the 1147 figure was used as printed.
pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent and was not computed, so it is null.
Enrollment totals are consistent: B.176 and B.230 both give 14,906 undergraduates.

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Wichita State University admissions FAQ

What is Wichita State University's acceptance rate?: Wichita State University admitted 6,311 of 8,736 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 72.2%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Wichita State University have early decision?: No. Wichita State University does not offer early decision, per its 2025-26 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Wichita State University?: The middle 50% of Wichita State University's enrolled first-years scored 1050–1260 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT.
What is Wichita State University's graduation rate?: 52.1% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Wichita State University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.