Emporia State University Overview

Emporia State University is a public institution situated in Emporia, Kansas. Emporia is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Emporia State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at ESU is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period91% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from ESU with a bachelor's degree make about $47,601 a year. That's 17% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Emporia State University?

Contact details for ESU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KS 66801-5415
Phone:	620-341-1200
Website:	www.emporia.edu

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How Do I Get Into ESU?

You can apply to ESU online at: www.emporia.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for ESU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into ESU?

ESU has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

ESU received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 24.

Can I Afford Emporia State University?

The overall average net price of ESU is $26,107. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ESU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,821 a year. That adds up to $27,284 over four years for those students.

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Emporia State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,181 undergraduate students at ESU, with 2,909 being full-time and 272 being part-time.

There are also 2,647 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,909 full-time undergraduates at ESU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Emporia State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	131
Hispanic or Latino	387
White	1,977
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	260

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Emporia State University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at ESU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Emporia State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	75	0	274	0	349
Teacher Education Grade Specific	140	0	78	0	218
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	186	0	186
Educational Administration	0	0	151	0	151
Library & Information Science	0	0	148	3	151
Teacher Education Subject Specific	85	8	55	0	148
Nursing	59	0	4	0	63
General Psychology	47	0	14	0	61
Accounting	11	0	49	0	60
Liberal Arts General Studies	52	0	0	0	52
Special Education	0	15	27	0	42
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	40	0	40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	18	20	0	38
General English Literature	9	6	22	0	37
Public Health	35	0	0	0	35
General Biology	25	0	4	0	29
Computer Information Systems	6	0	23	0	29
Mathematics	5	0	22	0	27
Student Counseling	0	0	26	0	26
Marketing	21	0	0	0	21
Sociology	13	0	8	0	21
Communication & Media Studies	20	0	0	0	20
Instructional Media Design	0	4	15	0	19
History	6	0	13	0	19
Music	12	0	6	0	18
Fine & Studio Arts	16	0	0	0	16
Allied Health Professions	8	0	4	0	12
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3	0	8	0	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	0	0	0	10
Political Science & Government	9	1	0	0	10
Drama & Theater Arts	10	0	0	0	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8	0	0	0	8
Management Information Systems	7	0	0	0	7
General Education	0	7	0	0	7
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Security Science and Technology	0	0	7	0	7
Information Science	6	0	0	0	6
Human Resource Management	5	0	0	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	1	0	0	5
Economics	5	0	0	0	5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Other Library & Archives Assisting	0	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	3	0	0	0	3
General Physical Sciences	0	0	3	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Ethnic Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	732	64	1,207	3	2,006

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ethan James Scherrer under License

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