Newman University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Newman University

Newman University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Wichita, Kansas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 851 students of which 3,318 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. Newman University is categorized as “19” 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 74.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,971, with published in-state tuition of $35,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,801, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.9%. Graduates earn a median of $55,041 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,051 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 79600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.2% 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.