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Wichita Falls, TX · Public · 4,087 undergraduates · urban

Midwestern State University

Less selective

Faculty-mentored undergraduate research is prominent for a regional public university through EURECA and related programs.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
87.4% admitted

5,824 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
54.6%

$55,747 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Midwestern State University apart

Academic design

The university offers more than 75 degree programs and supports undergraduate research through initiatives such as EURECA. Programs combine liberal-arts skills with hands-on preparation in professional fields.

Campus pattern

Wichita Falls is a mid-sized north Texas city, so students get a traditional campus with access to local healthcare, education, business and public-sector employers. The experience is more regionally focused than metropolitan.

Defining feature

Faculty-mentored undergraduate research is prominent for a regional public university through EURECA and related programs.

Can I get in?

87.4% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

5,824

About 87 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 87.4%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingsometimes required
Return for a second year63.5%
Finish the degree54.6%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Midwestern State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What Midwestern State University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The university offers more than 75 degree programs and supports undergraduate research through initiatives such as EURECA. Programs combine liberal-arts skills with hands-on preparation in professional fields.

02

Make the fit specific

Faculty-mentored undergraduate research is prominent for a regional public university through EURECA and related programs.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: u.s. only

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$27,460
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$12,000
Affordability profileStrong

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Midwestern State University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Faculty-mentored undergraduate research is prominent for a regional public university through EURECA and related programs.

Complete within 8 years54.6%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one63.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$55,747

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Recent graduates145
Median earnings$48,989

Psychology, General

Recent graduates43
Median earnings$46,729

Biology, General

Recent graduates41
Median earnings$52,286

What is campus life like?

Midwestern State University beyond the classroom

Wichita Falls is a mid-sized north Texas city, so students get a traditional campus with access to local healthcare, education, business and public-sector employers. The experience is more regionally focused than metropolitan.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The university offers more than 75 degree programs and supports undergraduate research through initiatives such as EURECA. Programs combine liberal-arts skills with hands-on preparation in professional fields.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Wichita Falls is a mid-sized north Texas city, so students get a traditional campus with access to local healthcare, education, business and public-sector employers. The experience is more regionally focused than metropolitan.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Faculty-mentored undergraduate research is prominent for a regional public university through EURECA and related programs.

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