Enrollment
Washburn University’s official enrollment numbers, including headcounts, credit hours, and program (i.e., major) declarations, are based on the 20th day of classes in the fall and spring semesters. Here you can find the latest enrollment reports as well as trend data.
Enrollment Reports
Majors
Washburn University offers a variety of academic programs. The following report counts the number of students declared in each academic department by degree level. Counts are as of the 20th day of classes in the fall semester.
Student Success
Please click the links below to examine Washburn’s most recent retention and graduation rates as well as the number of degrees awarded in the last five academic years.
Faculty and Staff
Please click the Faculty/Staff Fact Book link below to find demographic information of Washburn's faculty and staff, and faculty full-time equivalency (FTE) by instructional unit. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) publishes an annual report that compiles salary information from US colleges and universities who submitted a Faculty Compensation Survey. The appendices compare Washburn's faculty salaries to other universities in Kansas and the US.
Faculty/Staff Fact Book 2023-24
AAUP Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2023-24
Appendices from AAUP Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2023-24
Surveys
Common Data Set
The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers to improve the quality and accuracy of data, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on colleges and universities. The CDS includes data on student enrollment and persistence, admissions, academic offerings, student life, annual expenses, financial aid, faculty, class size, and degrees conferred.
Graduating Student Surveys
The Graduating student Surveys are designed to give students the opportunity to reflect upon their experience at Washburn University and to assess the immediate impact of their undergraduate and graduate education. The survey is offered electronically to students who have applied for graduation, and asks students to describe the primary activity of their finalized or most likely plans following graduation. Students are also provided the chance to evaluate the quality of education they received at Washburn and to rate the extent to which they feel prepared in the University Student Learning Outcome (USLO) areas of communication; critical and creative thinking; information literacy and technology; global citizenship, ethics, and diversity; and quantitative and scientific reasoning. The data are used as part of the University assessment and accountability efforts to improve the college experience for future students.
Graduating Undergraduate Student Survey
2023-24 Academic Year Survey Results
2022-23 Academic Year Survey Results
2021-22 Academic Year Survey Results
Graduating Graduate Student Survey
2023-24 Academic Year Survey Results
2022-23 Academic Year Survey Results
2021-22 Academic Year Survey Results
Alumni Survey
Washburn University surveys alumni who graduated during the prior academic year, and five and 10 years post-graduation. The purpose of the survey is to obtain feedback from graduates about their college experiences and their employment history since graduation.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The National Survey of Student Engagement collects data from first-year students and seniors about the nature and quality of their undergraduate experience. Washburn participated in NSSE in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2021.
The premise behind NSSE is student engagement (i.e., the frequency with which students participate in activities that represent effective educational practice) is a meaningful indicator of collegiate quality. NSSE's objective is to provide data to colleges and universities to improve the undergraduate experience. Institutions use NSSE results in many ways to inform accreditation self-studies, assessment activities, general education reform, faculty and staff development, retention efforts, and communication with internal and external stakeholders through initiatives such as the Voluntary System of Accountability.
2017 NSSE Administration Summary
2014 NSSE Administration Summary
HERI Faculty Survey
The HERI Faculty Survey, developed by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA and the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) in 1989, provides institutions with a comprehensive, research-based picture of key aspects of the faculty experience.
Providing data to regulatory agencies ( KHEStats and IPEDS )
Externally, we provide data and information to regulatory agencies like the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – visit the IPEDS Data Center – and the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) – visit the Kansas Higher Education Reporting System dashboard.
Request Data
Need to know something? Please complete the Data Request Form. You will be notified by email when your request has been received and reviewed. To access the Data Request Form, you will need to sign in with your email username and password.
Navigate Argos
Wondering how to access Argos? Try this direct link to Argos Login, or learn about how to access Argos from the Washburn homepage.
Not sure how to navigate Argos once in it? Contact one of your Data Bods. You may also contact argossupport@washburn.edu.
Tuition and Fees Report
This report provides historical information about Washburn's resident undergraduate tuition and fees and how those costs compare to other universities in Kansas and across the country.
Tuition and Fees Report 2023-24
Washburn Data Book
The Washburn Data Book is designed to provide a ready reference of tabular data concerning key facts about Washburn University and Washburn Institute of Technology. It contains information related to Finance, Tuition and Fees, Students, and Faculty and Staff. A glossary of terms is provided at the end of the book.
The Higher Learning Commission
Washburn University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC is an independent corporation and one of two commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits, and thereby grants membership in the Commission and in the North Central Association, degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region.
College Navigator
College Navigator, a tool provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, is designed to help students, parents, and high school counselors review information about nearly 7,000 postsecondary institutions. Information provided by College Navigator includes program offered, degreed awarded, retention and graduation rates, cost of attendance, available financial aid, campus safety, and accreditation.
Kansas Board of Regents
The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents is the governing board of the state’s six universities and the statewide coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions (seven public universities, nineteen community colleges, and six technical colleges) including Washburn University. In addition, the Board administers the state’s student financial aid, adult education, GED, and career and technical education programs.
College Board, Trends in College Pricing
Trends in College Pricing, an annual publication of the College Board, provides data on undergraduate tuition and fees, room and board, and other expenses at public two-year and four-year and private four-year institutions. The report also addresses the net price students actually pay after taking grant aid into consideration.
Association for Institutional Research
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) supports its members in their efforts to continuously improve the practice of institutional research for postsecondary education planning, management and operations, and to further develop and promote the institutional research profession.
Strategic Analysis, Research, and Reporting exists to serve internal and external constituents’ data and informational needs. Internally, we partner with offices throughout Washburn University to provide clean, timely, and actionable data and analyses to help the University serve its strategic needs, especially as they relate to helping students succeed. Here's some of what we do:
- Research factors related to student success
- Forecast enrollment and research factors related to student enrollment
- Create automated data reports in Argos
- Create longitudinal and analytic dashboards in Washburn's Data Warehouse
- Write routine reports that help the University understand itself and how it has changed over time.
Externally, we provide data and information to regulatory agencies like the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – visit the IPEDS Data Center – and the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) – visit the Kansas Higher Education Statistics dashboard.
SARR's People
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Christa Smith, Executive Director 785-670-1873 |
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Tisha Prather, Coordinator of Institutional Research 785-670-1875 |
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Joshua Huston, Institutional Research and Assessment Analyst 785-670-1372
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Amanda Stoller, Data and Business System Analyst 785-670-1645 |
Washburn University
Strategic Analysis, Research, and Reporting
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
SARR@washburn.edu
