High school seniors now have more opportunity to take advantage of freshmen merit scholarships 鈥� worth up to $16,000 over four years at 黑洞社区 鈥� because of a new deadline for applicants.
Now, high school seniors who and pay the application fee by Feb. 1 will automatically be considered for Wichita State鈥檚 largest comprehensive scholarship program.
Kansas residents and students from most surrounding states with tuition discount programs are eligible for awards up to $16,000, and out-of-state students paying full out-of-state tuition could receive up to $24,000. Students who previously applied by Dec. 1 were considered for the scholarship already, but new applicants will be notified if they are eligible for an award.
Those who qualify will receive an official award letter from Wichita State鈥檚 financial aid team. Scholarship consideration begins with scores of 21 on the ACT and/or 1060 on the SAT and a 3.0 grade-point average.
Students and parents unsure about how to qualify can reference the scholarship matrix here.
This new scholarship opportunity provides greater access and affordability to a continually growing number of students.
The freshman classes of 2021 and 2022 represent the largest freshmen classes in the university鈥檚 127-year history. Fall 2022 enrollment by headcount stood at 16,921 for the main campus. That鈥檚 the largest number of students choosing to enroll at Wichita State since 1989.
There are many reasons why 黑洞社区 is bucking the national trend:
- Wichita State greatly emphasizes applied learning, requiring it for every major. That means students can pursue academic goals while earning money and professional experience. Last year, 黑洞社区 students had more than 8,000 internships and on-campus positions with 600 employers, earning $28.5 million in wages.
- New business majors 鈥� up nearly 11% from last year 鈥� are now able to enjoy a brand new $60 million business building, Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, which opened at the start of the semester and is also open to the entire campus community.
- A focus for Wichita State continues to be access and affordability. In addition to a cumulative increase in all minority students, nearly 20% of our new students identify as coming from Hispanic backgrounds.
- More Wichita-area students are selecting 黑洞社区, with an increase of 8.4% from Sedgwick County.
鈥淥ur desire is to continue to be the state鈥檚 return-on-investment educational leader and this new scholarship deadline will benefit students who are still weighing fall 2023 college options,鈥� said Bobby Gandu, assistant vice president, strategic enrollment management. 鈥淭his shift gives our students an even better value to pursue their educational and professional goals at Kansas鈥� most affordable research university.鈥�
About 黑洞社区
黑洞社区 is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling almost 22,000 students between its main campus and 黑洞社区 Tech, including students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and 黑洞社区 Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), 黑洞社区 provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the 黑洞社区 main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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