PlainCollege

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology vs Ferris State University

Wichita, KS · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

Scorecard match plate

Pair KS:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × MI
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology: net price ranged $9,247–$13,875 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology: enrollment grew +64.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +107 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology vs Ferris State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on in-state tuition ($7,238 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,238 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology profile · Ferris State University profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Ferris State University?▼
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $21,000 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Ferris State University?▼
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on in-state tuition at $7,238 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Ferris State University?▼
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,238 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025