Emporia State University
Emporia, KS · Public · Town (remote) · ESU · ESU E-State
Public institution in Emporia, KS · 2,328 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $47,601 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,702734th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,356301st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,669586th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,527399th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,6011,209th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3891,130th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 54.3%985th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.4%1,351st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.7%1,487th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,328851st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.0%981st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 384 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,108 | $52,941 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $48,041 | $59,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $41,565 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $39,729 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,768 | $42,235 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $38,072 | $36,272 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,186 | $37,896 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,132 | $33,565 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $34,704 | — |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,569 | $30,409 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $29,413 | $32,772 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1863source
- Athletic nickname: "Hornets"source
- Mascot: Corky the Hornetsource
- Welch Stadium seats about 10,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Motto: ""Changing Lives for the Common Good""source
- Campus size: about 234 acressource
- Formerly known as "Kansas State Normal School" (1863–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Kansas State Teachers College" (1923–1974)source
- Formerly known as "Emporia Kansas State College" (1974–1977)source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Turnpike Tussle (since 1899)source
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,462,662 (M $1,581,782 · W $880,880)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Basketball: 2010
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Emporia State University’s 2,328 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KS
- Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS · 2,236 undergrads
- Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS · 1,080 undergrads
- Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS · 1,026 undergrads
- Friends UniversityWichita, KS · 1,015 undergrads
- MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS · 977 undergrads
- Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, KS · 935 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Furman UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,322 undergrads
- Clark UniversityWorcester, MA · 2,336 undergrads
- Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN · 2,336 undergrads
- Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 2,320 undergrads
- Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA · 2,318 undergrads
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · 2,318 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteemporia.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155025)
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- Compare with Benedictine CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Emporia State University vs Benedictine CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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