Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,859
Graduate Enrollment: 2,667
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential // full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 88.37%

Male/Female: 37% / 63% (2017)

First generation college students: 34.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2015)

Test scores for admission: Recommended
2020 Median Admit SAT: 1,116


2020 Median Admit ACT: 22


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 40.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 20.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 11.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 6.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.9%
Black: 3.8%
Hispanic: 7.9%
Asian: 1.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 11.6%
Non-resident alien: 3.4%
Unknown race: 2.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $19,733
In-State tuition: $7,001
Out-of-State tuition: $14,918

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,534 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,878 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,534 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,878 (2022)

Average Family Income: $69,312 (2017)
Median Family Income: $51,017 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 33.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 61.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $207 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,752
$30k-48k $12,794
$48k-75k $16,173
$75k-110k $17,029
$110k+ $17,338

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 32%
6-year graduation rate: 50%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,738 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,705 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 69.0% (2015)
@3 year 75.1% (2017)
@5 year 81.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 44.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 49.1% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $41,241 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $45,359 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Music. 8
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 18 $26,000 $259 $32,901 ($2,742) $38,330 ($3,194)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 15
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 27 $19,237 $200 $46,682 ($3,890) $76,076 ($6,340)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 41 $182 $51,210 ($4,268) $53,524 ($4,460)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 40 $210 $58,490 ($4,874) $61,249 ($5,104)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 38 $56,672 ($4,723) $57,540 ($4,795)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 17
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 68 $147 $49,315 ($4,110) $50,867 ($4,239)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 7
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 25 $276 $52,471 ($4,373) $53,205 ($4,434)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 126 $23,976 $212 $40,410 ($3,368) $42,345 ($3,529)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 74 $262 $47,508 ($3,959) $51,028 ($4,252)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 85 $22,500 $229 $41,299 ($3,442) $43,184 ($3,599)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 88 $215 $53,931 ($4,494) $54,259 ($4,522)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 11
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate English Language and Literature, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 49 $26,492 $232 $35,065 ($2,922) $34,947 ($2,912)
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 138 $333 $44,040 ($3,670) $49,977 ($4,165)
Doctoral Degree Library Science and Administration. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Library Science and Administration. 9
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 25 $22,895 $239 $45,549 ($3,796)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 13
Master's Degree Mathematics. 24 $57,410 ($4,784)
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 6
Master's Degree Physical Sciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 7
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 49 $19,500 $196 $23,336 ($1,945) $43,053 ($3,588)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 5
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 32 $388 $43,322 ($3,610)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 23 $23,480 $228 $34,283 ($2,857) $37,328 ($3,111)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 15
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 11
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 16 $27,000 $286 $27,487 ($2,291) $32,383 ($2,699)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 8
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 20 $25,129 $245 $20,051 ($1,671) $28,230 ($2,353)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 9
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 7
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 27 $456 $45,982 ($3,832) $40,642 ($3,387)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 32 $24,250 $218 $34,095 ($2,841) $36,570 ($3,048)
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 19
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 28 $468 $47,057 ($3,921) $37,725 ($3,144)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 40 $24,440 $229 $54,974 ($4,581) $63,033 ($5,253)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 60 $16,938 $151 $39,833 ($3,319) $56,945 ($4,745)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 44 $63,840 ($5,320)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 41 $20,000 $173 $43,014 ($3,585) $59,183 ($4,932)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 21 $66,915 ($5,576)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 25 $21,257 $166 $37,698 ($3,142)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 34 $27,000 $246
Bachelor's Degree History. 8
Master's Degree History. 6
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 6


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $62,406
Full time faculty: 89%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $79,028,761 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $100,787,819 (2022)