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Newman University

Newman University is a private campus in Wichita proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$18,579

family income
under $30k

$15,764

$30–48k

$17,055

$48–75k

$19,477

$75–110k

$21,726

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$19,9712023–24Skip 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 Newman University rose from $16,782 (2008) to $19,971 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,782
2009	$15,821
2010	$16,567
2011	$16,094
2012	$17,331
2013	$13,747
2014	$13,906
2015	$14,347
2016	$13,800
2017	$13,417
2018	$16,497
2019	$17,903
2020	$18,117
2021	$18,556
2022	$19,045
2023	$19,971

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,4892024–25Skip 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 Newman University rose from $29,036 (2009) to $46,489 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,036
2010	$29,823
2011	$31,023
2012	$32,142
2013	$33,524
2014	$31,874
2015	$32,407
2016	$33,632
2017	$35,030
2018	$36,979
2019	$38,854
2020	$41,633
2021	$41,922
2022	$44,536
2023	$44,081
2024	$46,489

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$11,060
2002	$12,010
2003	$13,198
2004	$14,650
2005	$15,822
2006	$17,008
2007	$17,928
2008	$18,964
2013	$23,650
2014	$24,800
2015	$26,030
2016	$27,556
2017	$29,200
2018	$30,750
2019	$31,906
2020	$33,000
2021	$34,460
2022	$34,400
2023	$35,500

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $35,500 before grants and other attendance costs. At Newman University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 851 — Newman University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

52.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Newman 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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52.8%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 Newman University rose from 39% (entered 1991) to 52.8% (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	39%
1992 cohort	47%
1993 cohort	34.7%
1994 cohort	51.3%
1995 cohort	38.1%
1996 cohort	45.8%
1997 cohort	50.6%
1998 cohort	44.5%
1999 cohort	44.6%
2000 cohort	45%
2001 cohort	44.6%
2002 cohort	42.7%
2003 cohort	44%
2004 cohort	31.9%
2005 cohort	28.2%
2006 cohort	46.7%
2007 cohort	51.9%
2008 cohort	47.8%
2009 cohort	50%
2010 cohort	50.5%
2011 cohort	52.3%
2012 cohort	54%
2013 cohort	51.8%
2014 cohort	47.1%
2015 cohort	63.3%
2016 cohort	52%
2017 cohort	53.8%
2018 cohort	52.8%

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)	$16,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,070	$9,909
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,843	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,350	$7,341
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,447	$9,700
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$9,763
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$9,906
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,743	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,788	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,520	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,880	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,166	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,250	$8,291
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,000	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,257	$9,976
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,976	$9,443
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,028	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,801	$8,334

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

$47,051

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,267

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,041

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

Newman University admitted 799 of 1,080 applicants in Fall 2024. The 74% rate describes that application pool.

74%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,500 tuition · 2023–24 851 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Newman University received 1,080 applications and admitted 799 (74%), with 163 enrolling.

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

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Acceptance rate

74%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

The share admitted at Newman University declined from 98.9% to 74%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2003 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	99%
Fall 2002	—
Fall 2003	98.9%
Fall 2004	98.8%
Fall 2005	84.6%
Fall 2006	72%
Fall 2007	62.8%
Fall 2008	48.8%
Fall 2009	41.6%
Fall 2010	45%
Fall 2011	43.5%
Fall 2012	44.6%
Fall 2013	44.7%
Fall 2014	52.8%
Fall 2015	56.3%
Fall 2016	57.8%
Fall 2017	63.8%
Fall 2018	61.8%
Fall 2019	67.5%
Fall 2020	83.1%
Fall 2021	71.7%
Fall 2022	51%
Fall 2023	47.6%
Fall 2024	74%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

985–1190Fall 2019 · 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	740	1030
Fall 2002	910	1170
Fall 2003	910	1070
Fall 2004	840	1150
Fall 2005	870	1200
Fall 2006	850	1110
Fall 2007	850	1170
Fall 2008	790	1110
Fall 2009	850	1100
Fall 2010	930	1160
Fall 2011	960	1210
Fall 2012	930	1180
Fall 2013	880	1140
Fall 2014	890	1090
Fall 2015	910	1170
Fall 2016	878	1038
Fall 2017	990	1290
Fall 2018	1000	1180
Fall 2019	985	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 2021 · 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	19	25
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	19	26
Fall 2007	19	26
Fall 2008	20	28
Fall 2009	19	27
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	22	28
Fall 2013	20	27
Fall 2014	20	27
Fall 2015	20	28
Fall 2016	20	27
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2021	17	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, 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

851Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Newman University fell from 1,220 (Fall 2002) to 851 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,220
Fall 2003	1,341
Fall 2004	1,389
Fall 2005	1,301
Fall 2006	1,209
Fall 2007	1,116
Fall 2008	1,020
Fall 2009	1,133
Fall 2010	1,236
Fall 2011	1,299
Fall 2012	1,317
Fall 2013	1,276
Fall 2014	1,182
Fall 2015	1,126
Fall 2016	1,095
Fall 2017	1,103
Fall 2018	1,073
Fall 2019	997
Fall 2020	977
Fall 2021	865
Fall 2022	883
Fall 2023	857
Fall 2024	851

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%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 Newman University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 80% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 69%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	58%
Fall 2005 cohort	49%
Fall 2006 cohort	59%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	68%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	71%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Newman University

12.3% of Newman University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Newman University as a primarily residential campus of 851 undergraduates — and 68.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Newman University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 74%. Review Newman 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 Newman 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

Newman University74%

Kansas median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Newman University$35,500

Kansas median$33,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Newman University$55,041

Kansas median$52,113

National median$53,781

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Newman University, Kansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Newman University	Kansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	74%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,500	$33,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,041	$52,113	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,122
Biology, General	$63,923
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,869

These 3 fields listed for Newman University measure earnings after completion. The $55,041 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Newman University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Newman University report?

Newman University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 74% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Newman University's acceptance rate?

74% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 799 admitted from 1,080 applicants.

How much does Newman University cost?

At Newman University, tuition is $35,500. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Newman University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,041. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Kansas

Kansas State University — 81.7% admitted
Kansas Wesleyan University — 71.9% admitted
McPherson College — 76.8% admitted
MidAmerica Nazarene University — 78.8% 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.