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Kansas Wesleyan University: cost, admission and results

Kansas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit college in Salina, Kansas. It has about 956 undergraduate students. It admits 72% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $22,165 a year.

At a glance

  • 72%Admission rate
  • $22,165Net price a year
  • 42%Graduation rate
  • $57,332Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Salina, Kansas 67401
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
956
Graduate students
59
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
kwu.edu

Getting in

Kansas Wesleyan University admits 72% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$36,214
Room and meals on campus$12,404
Books and supplies$1,400
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$48,987
Average net price after grants and scholarships$22,165

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 16% above the median net price of colleges in Kansas on this site ($19,034). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$19,157
$30,001 to $48,000$19,205
$48,001 to $75,000$19,910
$75,001 to $110,000$23,994
Above $110,000$26,015

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeKS medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year60%65%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)42%48%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$57,332$55,478$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$23,250$21,750$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Kansas and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

44% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 66% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 43% women and 57% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 15 of the 38 colleges in Kansas on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 860.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Kansas Wesleyan University?

Kansas Wesleyan University admits 72% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Kansas Wesleyan University?

Published tuition and fees are $36,214 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Kansas Wesleyan University?

42% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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