Private nonprofit · University
Newman University
Wichita, Kansas · Large city
- 74.0%
- Admit rate
- $19,971
- Avg net price
- 53%
- Graduation rate
- $55,041
- Median earnings
Newman University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Wichita, Kansas (large city setting), enrolling 851 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
About Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Archaeological evidence indicates human habitation near the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, the site of present-day Wichita, as early as 3000 BC. Wichita is home to several art museums and performing arts groups. The Wichita Art Museum is the largest art museum in the state of Kansas and contains 7,000 works in permanent collections. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Wichita, KS
- To the ocean
- 563 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT)
How Newman University compares
More selective than 56% · #9 most selective of 24 in Kansas
Higher than 46% · #10 of 27 in Kansas
Higher than 28%
Higher than 54% · #10 of 27 in Kansas
Cheaper than 50% · #10 cheapest of 26 in Kansas
Lower than 70%
Lower than 28%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Newman University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Kansas.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate85167%
- Graduate41033%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women61873%
- Men23327%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White48%
- Black4.9%
- Hispanic29%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial16%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 851
- Graduate enrollment
- 410
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 12%
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Students over 25
- 9%
- Median family income
- $42,909
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $58,608
- Endowment
- $26,927,451
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 74.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $35,500
- Room & board
- $10,858
- Books & supplies
- $1,367
- Total cost of attendance
- $46,489
- Average net price
- $19,971
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)
- 53%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Transferred to another college
- 31%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,051
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,041
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,801
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 49%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 453
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 53%
- Housing charge (year)
- $5,400
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,150
- Application fee
- $25
- Athletics
- NCAA Division II without football
- Varsity athletes
- 354 (192 men · 162 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 (11)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.9 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 1
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 7
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,939 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$21,234/year × about 4.2 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.
Newman University discounts heavily: 94% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $22,060. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
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 177 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)
- $55,041
- Typical debt at graduation
- $20,801
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 38%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 71%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $9,374 (18%) 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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 34.3″
- Annual snow
- 12.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita, KS US station (3.8 mi from campus).
What Newman University graduates study — and earn
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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Newman University side by side →
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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.














