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Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, Texas · Midsize city

93.5%
Admit rate
$11,656
Avg net price
43%
Graduation rate
$55,747
Median earnings

Midwestern State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Wichita Falls, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 4,087 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 4,087 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 94% admitNCAA Division II with football · Lone Star ConferenceCold winters

About Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. From the early 18th century to the mid 19th century, the Wichita Falls area was inhabited by the Wichita and the Comanche people. The Spanish called the lands controlled by the Comanche as Comancheria. The Wichita were forced onto a reservation in Oklahoma after 1859. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
350 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS)

How Midwestern State University compares

Selectivity93.5%

More selective than 16% · #58 most selective of 77 in Texas

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 27% · #57 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,747

Higher than 56% · #42 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$11,656

Cheaper than 86% · #17 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$21,030

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment4,087

Larger than 74%

Percentiles compare Midwestern State University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Midwestern State University campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,108students
  • Undergraduate4,08780%
  • Graduate1,02120%

Undergraduates by gender

4,087undergrads
  • Women2,38658%
  • Men1,70142%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White41%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,087
Graduate enrollment
1,021
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
41%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$41,159
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,647
Endowment
$112,954,045

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
93.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,580
Out-of-state tuition
$12,530
Room & board
$11,124
Books & supplies
$600
Total cost of attendance
$22,652
Average net price
$11,656

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
43%
Graduated on time (4 years)
25%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,637
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,747
Median debt at graduation
$21,030
Students with federal loans
40%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
44%
First-generation
44%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,536
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
38%
Housing charge (year)
$6,192
Meal plan (year)
$4,354
Application fee
$40
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Lone Star Conference
Varsity athletes
401 (208 men · 193 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Football140
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)79
Soccer66
Basketball31
Softball30
Tennis20
Volleyball20
Golf15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
23
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (5,324 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

10reported offenses a year
7.7 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.7
Fondling
2.7
Burglary
2.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,856
$30–48k
$9,886
$48–75k
$11,445
$75–110k
$15,365
$110k+
$18,988

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$52,874

$11,445/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

69%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,692
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 69% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,692. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 773 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,747
Typical debt at graduation
$21,030
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$53,442
Men
$57,926

Men out-earn women by $4,484 (8%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
97°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
27.9″
Annual snow
3.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita Falls Muni AP, TX US station (7.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.