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Midwestern State University

Midwestern State University is a public campus in Wichita Falls proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Midwestern State University — 6% of its 4,087 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,575

family income
under $30k

$9,990

$30–48k

$11,235

$48–75k

$17,458

$75–110k

$18,593

over $110k

Average net price

$11,6562023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Midwestern State University rose from $7,654 (2008) to $11,656 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,654
2009	$7,956
2010	$8,671
2011	$9,712
2012	$9,996
2013	$10,823
2014	$9,516
2015	$10,383
2016	$10,451
2017	$10,764
2018	$10,045
2019	$10,407
2020	$10,222
2021	$10,464
2022	$11,882
2023	$11,656

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,6522024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Midwestern State University rose from $13,266 (2009) to $22,652 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,266
2010	$14,202
2011	$15,158
2012	$15,500
2013	$15,704
2014	$16,931
2015	$16,382
2016	$17,377
2017	$18,028
2018	$18,110
2019	$19,481
2020	$19,972
2021	$20,161
2022	$21,876
2023	$22,411
2024	$22,652

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,716	$9,166
2001	$2,804	$9,134
2002	$3,264	$9,804
2003	$3,414	$10,494
2004	$3,016	$9,208
2005	$3,592	$10,216
2006	$3,676	$10,276
2007	$4,372	$5,092
2008	$4,806	$5,526
2013	$7,665	$9,615
2014	$7,753	$9,703
2015	$8,005	$9,955
2016	$8,620	$10,570
2017	$8,694	$10,644
2018	$9,233	$11,183
2019	$9,601	$11,551
2020	$9,796	$11,746
2021	$9,954	$11,904
2022	$10,233	$12,183
2023	$10,310	$12,260

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Midwestern State University reports tuition of $10,580 for in-state students and $12,530 for out-of-state students. Check Midwestern State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 4,087 undergrads, Midwestern State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

42.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Midwestern State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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42.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Midwestern State University rose from 24.9% (entered 1991) to 42.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	24.9%
1992 cohort	24.3%
1993 cohort	28.6%
1994 cohort	30.2%
1995 cohort	27.7%
1996 cohort	30.2%
1997 cohort	22.5%
1998 cohort	25.1%
1999 cohort	31.7%
2000 cohort	28.4%
2001 cohort	29.5%
2002 cohort	31.1%
2003 cohort	30%
2004 cohort	26.8%
2005 cohort	34.4%
2006 cohort	40%
2007 cohort	44.2%
2008 cohort	45.5%
2009 cohort	43.8%
2010 cohort	40.7%
2011 cohort	44.5%
2012 cohort	42.1%
2013 cohort	45.3%
2014 cohort	44.3%
2015 cohort	46.6%
2016 cohort	41%
2017 cohort	41.3%
2018 cohort	42.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$3,452
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,637	$3,062
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,637	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,154	$3,675
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,175	$3,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,653	$4,700
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,004	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,573	$5,241
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,646	$5,535
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,061	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,169	$6,760
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,233	$7,545
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,225	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,250	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,000	$7,971
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,836	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,000	$8,639
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,067	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,030	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,637

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,991

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,747

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Midwestern State University admitted 7,297 of 7,803 applicants in Fall 2024. The 93.5% rate describes that application pool.

93.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,310 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,087 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Midwestern State University received 7,803 applications and admitted 7,297 (93.5%), with 944 enrolling.

Midwestern State University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Midwestern State University under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

93.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	54.9%
Fall 2002	68.1%
Fall 2003	66%
Fall 2004	65.1%
Fall 2005	65.1%
Fall 2006	82.7%
Fall 2007	68.5%
Fall 2008	85.5%
Fall 2009	87.9%
Fall 2010	63.6%
Fall 2011	52%
Fall 2012	75.3%
Fall 2013	71.8%
Fall 2014	61.6%
Fall 2015	76%
Fall 2016	74.5%
Fall 2017	81.4%
Fall 2018	71.1%
Fall 2019	79.3%
Fall 2020	71%
Fall 2021	94.6%
Fall 2022	92.4%
Fall 2023	87.4%
Fall 2024	93.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1100Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	860	1090
Fall 2002	860	1070
Fall 2003	850	1080
Fall 2004	860	1070
Fall 2005	870	1080
Fall 2006	870	1080
Fall 2007	910	1110
Fall 2008	910	1090
Fall 2009	910	1120
Fall 2010	910	1310
Fall 2011	930	1115
Fall 2012	910	1110
Fall 2013	900	1090
Fall 2014	900	1100
Fall 2015	900	1090
Fall 2016	870	1080
Fall 2017	930	1120
Fall 2018	940	1100
Fall 2019	930	1120
Fall 2020	910	1100

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	22
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	22
Fall 2020	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,087Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Midwestern State University fell from 5,487 (Fall 2002) to 4,087 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,487
Fall 2003	5,601
Fall 2004	5,576
Fall 2005	5,537
Fall 2006	5,358
Fall 2007	5,348
Fall 2008	5,343
Fall 2009	5,606
Fall 2010	5,710
Fall 2011	5,443
Fall 2012	5,238
Fall 2013	5,192
Fall 2014	5,142
Fall 2015	5,287
Fall 2016	5,319
Fall 2017	5,329
Fall 2018	5,372
Fall 2019	5,170
Fall 2020	5,056
Fall 2021	4,832
Fall 2022	4,421
Fall 2023	4,043
Fall 2024	4,087

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

64%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Midwestern State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 75% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 64%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	66%
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	62%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	68%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	65%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	63%
Fall 2022 cohort	63%
Fall 2023 cohort	64%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Midwestern State University

40.6% of Midwestern State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Midwestern State University as a primarily residential campus of 4,087 undergraduates — and 63.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Midwestern State University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 93.5%. Review Midwestern State University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Midwestern State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Midwestern State University93.5%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Midwestern State University$10,580

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Midwestern State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Midwestern State University$55,747

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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Midwestern State University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Midwestern State University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	93.5%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,580	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,747	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Midwestern State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Midwestern State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 20 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$87,160
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,009
Finance and Financial Management Services	$84,547
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$83,622
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$74,347
Accounting and Related Services	$66,000
Management Information Systems and Services	$61,966
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,289
Marketing	$55,986
Biology, General	$52,286
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$51,917
Social Work	$51,901
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$50,888
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$50,067
Fine and Studio Arts	$49,896
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$48,989
Communication and Media Studies	$47,651
Psychology, General	$46,729
Sociology	$39,067
English Language and Literature, General	$38,748

These 20 fields listed for Midwestern State University measure earnings after completion. The $55,747 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional Midwestern State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Midwestern State University report?

Midwestern State University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 93.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Midwestern State University's acceptance rate?

93.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,297 admitted from 7,803 applicants.

How much does Midwestern State University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,580; out-of-state students pay $12,530. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Midwestern State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,747. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — 95.8% admitted
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — 94.2% admitted
Lamar University — 86.4% admitted
University of St Thomas — 89.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.