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Kansas Wesleyan University

Salina, KS · Private · Town (remote) · KWU

Private institution in Salina, KS · 894 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $51,152 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,3691,357th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,4701,432nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,4701,371st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$45,6831,351st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,1521,010th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,811902nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
38.5%1,540th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
59.8%1,603rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.0%1,063rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
8941,420th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.8%666th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 384 mi (DEN)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$37,856$36,560
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,312—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports + curated flag football

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,093,427 (M $2,402,776 · W $1,555,113 · Coed $135,538)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Kansas Wesleyan University’s 894 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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