Midwestern State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Midwestern State University

Midwestern State University operates as a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,087 students of which 5,200 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Midwestern State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,656, with published in-state tuition of $10,580 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,030, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.9%. Graduates earn a median of $55,747 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,637 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 247500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.