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Wichita, KS · Business & finance

Business & finance at Wichita State

Wichita State graduates about 403 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 358th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 192 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

49/100Solid#358 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year40317% of the class
Courses in the catalog192more than 90% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%953–1260whole school

Around Wichita State

Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park is the home of the Wich
Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson ParkPhoto: Trahmit · CC0 · source
Photo of Nickolas Solomey around 1996, someone left a phone message for me to up
Nick Solomey Circa 1996Photo: Nsolomey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Personnages Oiseaux Joan Miro - 1978 Blue skies finally poked through the clouds
Personnages Oiseaux (1978)Photo: Brent Danley from Saco, ME, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fairmount Congregational Church
Fairmount Church (SE Sideview)Photo: UNOBUDO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 46 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Dorm 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 49
  2. Ball State University 49
  3. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 49
  4. Central Connecticut State University 49
  5. University of Nebraska at Omaha 49
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz 49
  7. Western Connecticut State University 49
  8. Campbell University 49

Other strong majors at Wichita State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wichita State with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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