10 Interesting Facts about Emporia State University

1. Emporia State University (ESU) is a public university located in Emporia, Kansas.
2. ESU was founded in 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, and it has been known by several other names over the years before officially becoming Emporia State University in 1977.
3. ESU has a total enrollment of around 5,500 students, with about 4,500 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students.
4. The university is comprised of four colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Library and Information Management, and the Teachers College.
5. ESU offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs, including education, business, psychology, and nursing, among others.
6. ESU has a student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1, and more than 70% of classes have fewer than 30 students.
7. The university has a diverse student body, with students from all 50 states and more than 40 countries.
8. ESU is home to the Memorial Union, which houses student services, a food court, a bookstore, and event spaces.
9. The university’s athletics teams, known as the Hornets, compete in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
10. ESU has a number of notable alumni, including former Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Hallman Jr., and MLB player Brent Mayne.

Admission

Acceptance Rate

79%

Tuition & Fee

Tuition + Fees
KS Resident + Corky Plus Missouri ( Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dekalb, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Platte and Ray counties) + Hornet Nation Waiver Oklahoma (Canadian, Cleveland, Cherokee, Creek, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties) | $3,467*/semester

MSEP ( Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin) + Hornet Nation Waiver (Colorado, Missouri [all other counties], Nebraska, Oklahoma [all other counties], Texas) | $4,786*/semester

Non-Resident (all other states) | $7,425*/semester

Housing
North or South Towers, Singular, Trusler, double room | $2,750/semester

North or South Tower suite, 2-person | $3,50/semester

North or South Towers, Singular, Trusler, single | $3,250/semester

Schallenkamp, double room | $3,100/semester

Schallenkamp, single | $3,500/semester

Schallenkamp, single (with bath) | $3,750/semester

Abigail Morse, 2 person | $2,900/semester

Abigail Morse, single | $3,500/semester

Meal Plans
All Access | $1,994/semester

150 block | $1,994/semester (includes $325 in dining dollars)

65 block | $1,295/semester (upperclassmen only)

All Programs

Arts

Arts
Drama and Theatre Production

Business

Accounting
Business
Human Resources
Management Sciences and Information Systems
Marketing
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Education

Art Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Education
Elementary Education
English and Speech Teacher Education
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Health Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Health Professions

Athletic Training
Health Professions
Nursing
Public Health Education

Humanities

Communications
Economics
English
Foreign Languages and Literatures
History
Liberal Arts and Humanities
Music History and Literature
Physical Sciences
Political Science and Government
Psychology
Sociology

Science, Technology, and Math

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Chemistry
Geology and Earth Science
Information Science
Mathematics
Physics

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

2,909 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

272