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Estimated Cost of Attendance

Learn more about what your cost of attendance could be at Wichita State. We've listed the average resident and non-resident expenses you are likely to incur during the academic year (fall and spring semesters).

 

College and Department Fees Fiscal Year 2025

General College and Department Fees | College of Applied Studies | W. Frank Barton School of BusinessCollege of Engineering | College of Fine Arts | College of Health Professions | College of Innovation and Design | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College

General College and Department Fees

Fee Name Cost
Study Abroad Program Fee Actual cost
Faculty-Led Program Fee Actual cost
Study Abroad Program / including Faculty-Led Application Fee $30.00
Study Abroad Program Late Cancellation Fee $100.00
Puebla Summer Program Actual cost
Global Emergency Coverage for Study Abroad Programs Actual cost

Students are required to reimburse the institution for the cost of:

  1. excess breakage and waste of materials; and
  2. materials used in excess of those required for completion of coursework.
Actual cost

College of Applied Studies

Early Childhood/Elementary Education Teacher Apprentice Program鈩 (TAP)
Fee Name Type Cost
Tuition and Fees per credit hour $249.63
TAP Course Fee (D21X courses only) 203, 204, 270, 313, 314, 317, 320, 323, 324, 326, 329, 345, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 415, 416, 418, 427, 433, 502, 504, 520, 602, 604 per credit hour per participant $5.50
TAP Courses TAP 437, 438, 439, 440, 600, 605, 606, 607, 608 per credit hour per participant $30.00
Intervention Services and Leadership in Education (ISLE)
Fee Name Type Cost
Intervention Services & Leadership in Education (ISLE) (formerly CLES) per credit hour per participant $25.00
Counseling, Education and School Psychology Courses CESP 822, 824, 825, 827, 856, 865, 946, 947, 949, 949A, 949B, 949C, 977; CLES 860, 862, 875, 952A, 952B, 952C per credit hour $100.00

Test Materials Fee CESP 854, 855, 858, CLES 859, 861

The listed max fee represents the maximum fee per semester in which any of these courses are taken.

Fees per test assessed per participant $150.00
Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Fee (CPCE) (all G17M students) per person $50.00
Comprehensive Exam Administration per person $25.00
Education Leadership Courses EL 815, 825, 835, 845, 981, 982, 986, 987, 992 per credit hour $100.00
Counseling Clinic Fee (G17M) Upon admission one-time fee (covers Tevera & VALT) $327.00
Counseling Program Fee (G17M) Upon admission one-time fee (covers Titanium supervision costs)

$100.00

National Counselor Exam (NCE) (All G17M students) per exam

$50.00

Intervention Services & Leadership in Education Courses ISLE 743, 744, 748, 749, 821, 860, 862, 863 per credit hour

$100.00

Intervention Services and Leadership in Education (ISLE) Program Fee G17M, G11H. G17U, G17F, G12H, G12J, G18F per semester

$150.00

School of Education
Fee Name Type Cost
School of Education (formerly  Curriculum & Instruction) per credit hour per participant $22.00
Course Numbers CI 311, 312I, 315, 404P, 405A, 405B, 411A, 411B, 412E, 412J, 412M, 412S, 413E, 413J, 413M, 413S, 426E, 426J, 426M, 426S, 447, 461E, 461J, 461M, 461S, 471E, 471J, 471M, 471S, 746, 747L per credit hour $30.00
Course Number CI 743 per credit hour $75.00
Course Numbers CI 744, 748, 749 per credit hour $25.00
Course Number CAS 501 per course $100.00
Graduate Transcript Analysis (first analysis free) per analysis $30.00
Student Teaching Courtesy Out of Area Placement Fee per person $500.00
Scoring of Teacher Licensure Capstone CAS 501 per person $100.00
Teacher Apprentice Pathways, Literacy, Special Education (TALS)
Fee Name Type Cost
Teacher Apprentice Pathways, Literacy, Special Education (TALS) per credit hour per participant $25.00
Course Numbers SPED 749A, 749F, 749G, 814A, 815A, 818A, 820A, 847IT, 847KG, 847P, 862, 863, TALS 743, 744, 748, 749, 860, 862, 863 per credit hour $100.00
Teacher Apprentice Pathways, Literacy, Special Education (TALS) Program Fee G18E, G18H, G18L, G18P, G18C, G18D per semester $150.00
Human Performance Studies (HPS)
Fee Name Type Cost
Human Performance Studies Course Fee HPS 101V, 102C, 102M, 103O, 103Y, 106D, 106E, 106Q, 107A, 107E, 110, 110D, 110E, 110T, 113, 150, 150P, 152A, 152B, 152C, 302, 313, 440, 460, 481, 510, 595, 716, 750L, 750Q, 780, 797, 875, 876 per credit hour per participant $28.00
Human Performance Course Fees Applied Learning HPS 328, 331, 461, 470, 490, 495, 541, 590, 715, 732, 762, 781, 790, 795, 800, 815, 830, 857, 860, 890, 895 per credit hour per participant $58.00
Adventure Sports CIPE 203 per course $10.00
Bowling HPS 102C per course $65.00
Horsemanship HPS 102M per course $200.00
Ice Skating HPS 102O per course $80.00
Pool/Billiards HPS 101V per course $35.00
Scuba Diving HPS 107E per course $100.00
Swimming HPS 107A per course $20.00
M. Ed Lab Fees HPS 595, 875, 876 per credit hour $100.00
Field Experiences, Practica and Internships CIPE 312, 325, 471, 472, HPS 740 per credit hour $30.00
Athletic Training Program Fee  (G18T) per semester $400.00
Athletic Training Acceptance Fee (Graduate only, G18T) per application $100.00
Exercise Science Program Fee (D13M, G17Y, G18M) fall and spring only $100.00
Physical Education (D23K) fall and spring only $100.00
Sport and Leadership Studies (SMGT & LEAD)
Fee Name Type Cost
Sport and Leadership Studies Course Fee per credit hour per participant $15.00
Field Experiences, Practica and Internships SMGT 210, 447A, 447B, 847 per credit hour $25.00
Course Fees LEAD 300, 301, 302, 305, 310, 400, 405, 410, 450, 505, 550, 600 per credit hour $35.00

*Acceptance fees are due within 30 days after admission to a program and are nonrefundable. Fees will be applied toward the first semester's tuition of the program.

W. Frank Barton School of Business

Fee Name Type Cost
Barton School of Business Course Fee per credit hour per participant $76.00
Semester Study Abroad BADM 479 per person $100.00
Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) includes tuition, textbooks, materials and other administrative fees (30 credit hours = $1,266.67 cost per credit hour) per program $47,000.00*
Masters of Business Administration - MBA (G14O) per program online rates
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Global Strategic Management MGMT 885G per person actual cost

* Includes a $500.00 non-refundable deposit.

College of Engineering

Fee Name Type Cost
College of Engineering per credit hour per participant $97.00
Engineering Study Abroad Fee per person actual cost
Myers Briggs Personality Test ENGR 501 per person $45.00
Aerospace Engineering
Fee Name Type Cost
Lab Fee AE 765E, 770BR per course $755.00
Computer Science
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Numbers CS 211, 238, 311, 394, 400, 410, 444, 464, 480, 510, 540, 560, 580, 581, 582, 594, 598, 599, 656, 664, 697 (all sections), 715, 721, 746, 766, 767, 771 per course $50.00
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Numbers ECE 238, 285L, 383, 394, 492, 493, 585, 594, 595, 694, 696, 782, 792 per course $50.00
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Number IME 258L per course $50.00

College of Fine Arts

Fee Name Type Cost
College of Fine Arts Course Fee per credit hour per participant $40.00
Practice Room Usage Fee   $50.00
Music Locker Rental Fee per year $15.00
Lost Item Charges for Replaceable Music Items per item actual cost
Kodaly Program Certification Fee (non-credit courses) per year $600.00
Canta in Italia Program Fee per person actual cost
Student Group Travel per person actual cost
Student Teaching Courtesy Out of Area Placement Fee per person $500.00
Equipment or Uniform Deposit per item actual cost
Course Numbers MUSA 112A-Z, 231A-Z, 232A-Z, 233A-Z, 252J-Z, 313J, 431A-Z, 432A-Z, 433A-Z, 452J-Z, 453J-Z, 712A-Z, 731A-Z, 732A-Z, 734A-Z per person, per credit hour $50.00
Course Numbers MUSA 112Y, 231Y, 232Y, 233Y, 431Y, 432Y, 433Y, 712Y, 731Y, 732Y, 734Y per course $550.00
Course Numbers MUSE 761, 763, 765 per course $600.00
Course Numbers FA 760, 815, 820, 830, 835, 840, 885, 886 per course $100.00
Course Numbers DANC 301, 310, 401, 410, 501, 510, THEA 321, 330, 530, 555, 610, 630 per course $60.00
Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA)
Fee Name Type Cost
MART 299, 391, 392, 393, 399A, 399B, 399C, 399D, 399E, 399F, 499A, 499B, 499C, 499D, 499E, 499F per course $1,000.00
MART 390 per credit hour $1,000.00
Courses MART 108, 110, 111, 220, 221, 222, 225, 232, 260, 261, 265, 270, 300, 307, 321, 322, 325, 326, 332, 335, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 359, 360, 361, 365, 375, 379, 385, 400, 411, 414, 421, 422, 424, 425, 432, 435, 450, 474, 485, 491, 540, 570, 571, 575 per course $500.00
Latin American & LatinX Studies
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Numbers MUSP 210B, 211A, 211D, 211T, 211V, 212D, 212T, 213B, 213F, 410B, 411A, 411D, 411T, 411V, 412D, 412T, 413B, 413F, 710B, 711A, 711D, 711T, 711V, 712D, 712T, 713B, 713F per course assessed per participant $20.00
Course Number MUSP 416 per course assessed per participant $200.00

College of Health Professions

All Programs
Fee Name Type Cost
College of Health Professions Course Fee per credit hour per participant $20.00
College of Health Professions Instructional Online Fee per credit hour for all courses in the College of Health Professions with instructional method of HYO, IIE, IIS, OHY, OLA, or OLS $72.00
Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)
Fee Name Type Cost
Application Fee per person $150.00
Program Fee (covers professional liability insurance, scrubs, continuing education, laundering for PPE, books and printing) per person $1,500.00
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Fee Name Type Cost
Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Fee (G21K, G11L, G11K, H30A) per credit hour for all credits taken $60.00
Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders Enrollment Fee (G21K) one time, per person (fall semester) $150.00
Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic Fee (G21K) per person per semester $50.00
Doctor of Audiology Enrollment Fee (G11L) one time, per person (fall semester) $150.00
Doctor of Audiology Clinic Fee (G11L) per person per semester $75.00
Dental Hygiene
Fee Name Type Cost
Dental Hygiene Program Fee (H12E) per person per fall and spring semester (except online completion program students) $500.00
Dental Hygiene Acceptance Fee* per person $150.00
Dental Hygiene Application Fee per person $50.00
Dental Hygiene 鈥 Board Review Course Fee (H12E only) per person $177.00
Student Equipment/Supplies Fee DH 311 - Based on actual amount, amount listed is an estimate.  per person $3,100.00
Liability Insurance Fee (H12E) per year, fall semester $28.00
RDH to BSDH Students Only
Fee Name Type Cost
Posting of 25 Hours Retroactive Credit for Associate Degree RDH to BSDH per person $50.00
Health Science
Fee Name Type Cost
Lab Numbers HS 290, 600, 700 per lab $100.00
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Fee Name Type Cost
Medical Laboratory Sciences Program Fee (H15A) per person each semester $250.00
MLS 鈥 Medical Laboratory Sciences 鈥 MLT to MLS (H15B) per person each semester $250.00
Medical Laboratory Sciences Acceptance Fee* per person $150.00
Medical Laboratory Sciences Lab Fee (students enrolled in MLS 453, 458, 463, 468, 473, 478, 482, 495, 499) per lab $50.00
Liability insurance (for students enrolled in MLS 411 or 488) per semester $15.00
School of Nursing
Fee Name Type Cost
School of Nursing Program Fee - Master of Nursing Practice MSN to DNP (G11W) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
School of Nursing Program Fee - Master of Nursing Practice (G11U) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
School of Nursing Program Fee - Master of Nursing (G14L) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
School of Nursing Program Fee - Master of Nursing Accelerated MSN (G14Q) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
School of Nursing Program Fee - Nursing (H11A) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
School of Nursing Program Fee - Nursing MSN Progression (H11C) per credit hour for all credits taken $53.43
Nursing Acceptance Fee* per person $100.00
Nursing Testing Fee (KAPLAN) 鈥 nonrefundable NURS 302, 320, 412, 471 billed at $165 per semester - during the professional nursing program $660.00
Professional and General Liability Insurance Fee, Pre-Licensure (H11A, for students enrolled in NURS 302 and NURS 412) per semester, fall semester only $28.00
Nursing Project Concert Subscription Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11A) NURS 302 & NURS 412 Billed at $122.00 per course during the professional nursing program $244.00
Nursing Project Concert Practicum Requirement Validation Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11A) - NURS 361 per person $50.00
Master of Nursing Liability Insurance Fee (G11U, G14I, G14L) per person, per semester $15.00
黑洞社区/K-State Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Fee Name Type Cost
Pathway to Nursing Acceptance Fee* per person $500.00
Pathway to Nursing Program (54 credit hours = $601.85 cost per credit hour) per program $32,500.00
Nursing Testing Fee (KAPLAN) 鈥 nonrefundable NURS 302, 320, 471 billed at $165 per semester - during the professional nursing program $660.00
School of Nursing 鈥 Nursing K-State Pathway 鈥 Liability Insurance Fee (H11F, for students enrolled in NURS 302 and NURS 412) fall semester only $28.00
Nursing Project Concert Practicum Requirement Validation Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11F) 黑洞社区/K-State Baccalaureate Nursing Program NURS 361
per person $50.00
Nursing Project Concert Subscription Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11F) 黑洞社区/K-State Baccalaureate Nursing Program 鈥 NURS 302 & NURS 412
Billed at $122.00 per course during the professional nursing program $244.00
RN to BSN Nursing Students Only
Fee Name Type Cost
General Liability Insurance (H11E, for students enrolled in NURS 496) per semester $15.00
Nursing Project Concert Practicum Requirement Validation Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11E) RN to BSN Nursing Program per person $50.00
Nursing Project Concert Subscription Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11E) RN to BSN Nursing Program per person $183.00
Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Fee Name Type Cost
Accelerated Acceptance Fee* per person $600.00
Program Fee (H11D) (54 credit hours = $555.56 cost per credit hour) per person/ 13 month program $30,000.00
Nursing Testing Fee (KAPLAN) 鈥 nonrefundable NURS 302, 320, 471 billed at $220.00 per semester - during the professional nursing program $660.00
ABSN 鈥 School of Nursing 鈥 Liability Insurance Fee (H11D) per year, summer semester $28.00
Nursing Project Concert Practicum Requirement Validation Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11D) Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program - NURS 361
per person $50.00
Nursing Project Concert Subscription Fee (nonrefundable) 鈥 (H11D) Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program 鈥 NURS 302 per person $132.00
Master of Science in Nursing Program
Fee Name Type Cost
General Liability Insurance (G14L, G14Q) per semester $15.00
Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program
Fee Name Type Cost
General Liability Insurance (G11U) per semester $15.00
Physician Associate
Fee Name Type Cost
PA 鈥 Master of Physician Associate Program Fee (G15Z) per person (each semester) $1,400.00
Physician Associate Acceptance Fee* per person $1,000.00
Physician Associate Application Fee per person $75.00
Physician Associate Testing Fee (G15Z) Billed at $350.00 per semester during the Physician Associate program $350.00
PA 鈥 Master of Physician Associate -  Liability Insurance Fee (G15Z) per year, fall semester $28.00
Lab Course Number 789L per lab $100.00
Course Numbers PA 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809 per course $1,000.00
Physical Therapy
Fee Name Type Cost
Physical Therapy Application Fee per person $50.00
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Fee (G11F) per person (each semester) $1,450.00
Physical Therapy Acceptance Fee* per person $500.00
Doctor of Physical Therapy Liability Insurance Fee (G11F) per year, summer semester $28.00
Lab Course Number PT 861 per lab $40.00
Lab Course Numbers PT 799, 961 per lab $47.50
Lab Course Number PT 708 per lab $90.00
Lab Course Numbers PT 741, 761, 852, 953, 954, 955 per lab $110.00
Lab Course Numbers PT 771, 851, 858, 871, 898, 905 per lab $132.50
Lab Course Numbers PT 781, 831 ,881,891, 892 per lab

$157.50

Lab Course Number PT 736, 774, 848, 854, 859, 874, 877, 894 per lab $207.50
Lab Course Number PT 709 per lab $232.50
Lab Course Number PT 772 per lab $310.00
Lab Course Number PT 725 per lab $450.00
Public Health Sciences
Fee Name Type Cost
Public Health Sciences (PHS) per credit hour per participant $35.00
Liability Insurance (for students enrolled in PHS 495, PHS 660, and HA 819) per semester $15.00

*Acceptance fees are due within 30 days after admission to a program and are nonrefundable. Fees will be applied toward the first semester's tuition of the program.

College of Innovation and Design

Fee Name Type Cost
College of Innovation and Design per credit hour $45.00
Course Number ID 511, 514 per course $150.00
Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Application Fee per person per semester $35.00

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

All Programs
Fee Name Type Cost
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Course Fee per credit hour per participant $8.21
International Semester Study Abroad LASI 479 per person $100.00

 

American Sign Language
Fee Name Type Cost
MCLL 鈥 Bachelor鈥檚 in American Sign Language (A26T) per credit hour per participant $20.75
Anthropology
Fee Name Type Cost
Field Trip per semester based on costs
Course Numbers ANTH 557, 600 per course $25.00
Biology
Fee Name Type Cost
Lab Course Numbers BIOL 107, 210L, 211L, 220L, 223L, 418L, 419L, 420L, 540L, 610A, 610M, 640AA, 640CB, 640CL, 640OL, 640QL per lab $50.00
Lab Course Numbers BIOL 330L, 502, 503, 510, 524L, 527L, 528, 532, 535, 560, 640AL, 640DL, 660J, 760 per lab $100.00
Chemistry
Fee Name Type Cost
Lab Course Numbers CHEM 547L, 616L per lab $40.00
Lab Course Numbers CHEM 664L per lab $60.00
Lab Course Numbers CHEM 523L, 524L per lab $80.00
Lab Course Numbers CHEM 103L, 211L, 212L, 531L, 532L per lab $100.00

Criminal Justice
Fee Name Type Cost
Forensic Lab Courses CJ341, CJ581AA, CJ581I, CJ581K, CJ581N, CJ581O, CJ581P, FS381AA, FS381AR, FS381AS, FS381AV, FS381CB, FS450, FS451, FS453, FS454, FS455, FS498, FS499 per credit hour $25.00
Forensic Lab Courses CJ600 per course assessed per participant $25.00
Elliott School of Communication
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Number COMM 111 per credit hour $5.00
Course Numbers COMM 205, 206 per credit hour $50.00
English
Fee Name Type Cost
Course Numbers ENGL 101, 102 per credit hour $5.00
Course Numbers ENGL 102 per course assessed per participant $10.00
English Composition Placement Exam per exam $10.00
Exit Exam for Validation of International Transfer per exam $10.00
Geology
Fee Name Type Cost
Field Trip per semester actual cost
Lab Course Numbers GEOL 102, 111L, 312L, 320L, 324L, 522, 540, 544L, 552L, 570L, 650L, 724 per lab $50.00
Mathematics
Fee Name Type Cost
College Algebra Placement Exam per exam $10.00

 

Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures (MCLL)
Fee Name Type Cost
Credit for Prior Learning - Retroactive Credit and Credit by Exam per course $50.00
Translation Certification per certification $30.00

 

Psychology
Fee Name Type Cost
School Psychology Clinic Fee (G12H & G12J) Upon admission one-time fee (assessment protocols) $215.00
School Psychology Program Fee (G12H & G12J) Upon admission one-time fee (covers supervision) $100.00

 

Physics
Fee Name Type Cost
Lab Course Numbers PHYS 196, 210, 213L, 214L, 315, 316 per lab $30.00
Social Work
Fee Name Type Cost
School of Social Work Program Fee (A42A Bachelors Degree) per credit hour $10.00
School of Social Work Program Fee (G14S Masters Degree) per credit hour $15.00

Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College

Fee Name Type Cost
Program Fee per semester $50.00