Tuition fees at area schools

After writing about the schools that are in various stages of adding football, I thought I would take a look to see how Wichita State compares with area schools in regards to student fees. After doing some research it has become obvious that student fees do not tell the whole story as some institutions charge more per credit hour in order to have lower fees. The best way to compare is to take the overall tuition with fees and divide by 14 hours to see what they are really charging per hour. I have added all numbers for comparison.

Wichita State

• Fees: $427
• Tuition hour: $138.15
• Tuition hours with fees: $168.65

Kansas University

• Fees: $846.70
• Tuition hour: $229.25
• Tuition hours with fees: $289.72

Kansas State

• Fees: $337
• Tuition hour: $198.47
• Tuition hours with fees: $222.54

Missouri State:

• Fees: $338
• Tuition hour: $186
• Tuition hour with fees: $210.14

University of Northern Iowa

• Fees: $426
• Tuition hour: $197
• Tuition hour with fees: $227.42

Southern Illionois:

• Fees: $1419.05
• Tuition hour: $232.50
• Tuition hour with fees: $333.86

Oklahoma State:

• Fees: $1374.80
• Tuition hour: $131.35
• Tuition hour with fees: $ 229.55

Oklahoma

• Fees: $1815
• Tuition hour: $117.90
• Tuition hour with fees: $247.54

Nebraska

• Fees: $565.60
• Tuition hour: $179.75
• Tuition hour with fees: $220.15

Missouri

• Fees: $519.57
• Tuition hour: $245.60
• Tuition hour with fees: $282.71

Out of this group Wichita State has the lowest cost of attendance at $168.60 per credit hour with fees adjusted in. Just for fun, lets say that the Wichita State students voted to add a $150 fee per semester to fund the return of football. If only the full time students payed this fee, it would raise around 4.3 million a year for football. Even with this fee, guess who would have the lowest tuition per hour? Thats right, it would still be Wichita State at $179.36. Football cannot and will not come back to Wichita State without the students help. It would cost students about $10 per hour to bring back shocker football. Considering everything that comes along with having this sport on campus, I would say that is a bargain. However, it is up to the alumni to fan the fire that is Shocker football.