Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS · Public · Town (remote) · FHSU
Public institution in Hays, KS · 9,792 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $48,928 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Undergraduates
- Top 16%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
- $13,493549th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,633192nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,811654th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,114318th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,000757th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,9281,133rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,428920th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.9%1,247th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.8%856th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.8%1,300th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1118631st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,792263rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.3%1,602nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 293 mi (DEN)
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 49 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $63,392 | $57,318 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,868 | $57,461 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $50,231 | $47,846 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,432 | $48,432 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $44,551 | $34,704 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $44,170 | $48,849 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| PhysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $41,193 | $36,848 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,523 | $33,281 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $40,188 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,787 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $39,009 | $34,526 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1902source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Lewis Field seats about 6,362source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Victor E. Tigersource
- Motto: ""Forward thinking. World ready.""source
- Campus size: about 200 acressource
- Formerly known as "Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School" (1902–1914)source
- Formerly known as "Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School" (1914–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Kansas State Teachers College of Hays" (1923–1931)source
- Formerly known as "Fort Hays State College" (1931–1977)source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Mickey Spillanesource
- Notable alum: Jerry Moransource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,115,242 (M $1,938,403 · W $1,176,839)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefhsu.edu
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