Wichita, Kansas · Public
Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 312 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~312
- Schools with reported signal
- 134
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 94%
- Graduation rate
- 51%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,194/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $52,776
- Median debt
- $20,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,532/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 134 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,531 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,739 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 34% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
McLennan Community College Waco, TX · 0.1% reported share · $5,051 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 0.3% reported share · $9,320 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.7% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.6% reported share · $13,138 net A University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 2.1% reported share · $9,492 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.6% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Industrial Engineering accounts for 2.9% of reported programs at Wichita State University, which is bigger than 90% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 312 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Wichita State University's average net price is $13,194 per year, about $52,776 over four years. That is $6,531 below the $19,725 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,532 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,739 below the $64,271 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Wichita State University #45 of 134 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.