+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Washburn University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.9k → $9.9k).
Kansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas. 4,093 undergraduate students. 120 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Washburn University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Washburn University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.9% → 0.0%).
+15%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Washburn University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 (4.0k → 4.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Kansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Kansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,774+16% · 6→10y
Kansas median $45,407$42,881
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry52.6%+54% · '97→'24
Kansas median 46.4%$12,500+230% · '97→'20
At program completion4,093-7% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS69.2%-1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—-4% · '01→'12
latest cohort$9,578+205% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,582SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.3%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,774 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+54%
Washburn University · completion · 150% rose
34.3% → 53.0%
+60%
Washburn University · completion · 100% rose
17.2% → 27.6%
+205%
Washburn University · in-state tuition rose
$3,266 → $9,945
+188%
Washburn University · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,286 → $20,949
+230%
Washburn University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $18,127
-100%
Washburn University · cohort default rate fell
10.2% → 0.0%
+32%
Washburn University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,800 → $49,774
+27%
Washburn University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,000 → $45,837
+34%
Washburn University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,100 → $42,881
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$139,236Law.$75,098Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,200Finance and Financial Management Services.$67,917Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$67,914Accounting and Related Services.$66,605Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$65,738Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,456Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,538Biology, General.$62,173Marketing.$61,715Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$60,821Social Work.$57,557Health and Medical Administrative Services.$53,065Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.$52,965History.$52,542Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$51,058Legal Support Services.$50,823Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$50,195Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$49,982Communication and Media Studies.$49,261Criminal Justice and Corrections.$49,044Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$48,649Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$48,275
Showing top 24 of 32 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
32 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,200Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$67,914Health and Medical Administrative Services.$53,065Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$50,195Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,456Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$42,037Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$60,821Health and Medical Administrative Services.$34,027Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$45,470Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$139,236Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$51,058
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Washburn University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$653,408
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,702
- HS-only baseline · KS
- $36,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Kansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Washburn University graduates earn $X” — not “Washburn University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Washburn University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.