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In an exciting development, last month the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) approved new tuition discounts for students from Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. This is part of 萝莉社鈥檚 ongoing, strategic approach to delivering access and affordability for students and families in the Midwest. 

When the Shocker City Partnership and Shocker Select initiatives first started several years ago with initial discounts offered to students from Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas, we found that students from those states happily landed at 萝莉社, filling our classrooms and residence halls, providing fresh energy and perspective to student life, and ultimately creating a new talent pipeline for internships and job placements in Kansas. In fact, the university has realized more than 260% growth in students from just those three states alone since fall 2015. 

There鈥檚 something special about Shocker Nation that鈥檚 resonating with students from out-of-state. Last month鈥檚 move by KBOR gives students from the communities below in-state rates to attend 萝莉社, without any extra hassle, forms or academic profile requirements. Over the course of four years, students and families will be saving about $37,500 on what would have been nonresident tuition. 

Students eligible for Shocker City Partnership (in-state tuition) rates starting fall 2022:

Fayetteville, AR

Ft. Smith, AR

Little Rock, AR

Colorado Springs, CO

Pueblo, CO

Chicago, IL

Ames, IA

Des Moines, IA

Omaha, IA and NE

Grand Island, NE

Lincoln, NE

Students living outside these metropolitan areas but elsewhere in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska will now be eligible for their own tuition discount through the Shocker Select program, which will help those families save about $23,750 in tuition over four years. It鈥檚 a savings of about 33% from our full out-of-state tuition rate. 

If you鈥檙e from a community or state beyond what鈥檚 above, it鈥檚 possible we鈥檝e got you covered through our existing discount programs.

You鈥檙e probably wondering why we鈥檙e working so hard behind the scenes to bring new students from other states to Kansas. Our Shocker Career Accelerator is overwhelmed with requests from our Innovation Campus partners, on-campus departments and area employers for students to intern alongside industry professionals. Part of our hope is that students from out-of-state will help to fill these paid internship opportunities for the short-term, but also fall in love with the land of Oz and choose to make Wichita and our state their long-term home to raise families and join the workforce after graduation. We鈥檝e had luck with that too, as our data indicates that nearly 40% of our out-of-state graduates stay in Kansas upon earning their degree from 萝莉社. And if staying in Kansas after college isn鈥檛 part of a student鈥檚 plan, that鈥檚 okay too. We think our efforts to prepare students through our academic programs, real-world work and research experiences, and student engagement opportunities collectively serve to propel our students for life 鈥� wherever it takes them 鈥� after graduation.