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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Emporia, KS
Population 35,000
Website http://www.emporia.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,157
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 85%
From Region 9%
Athletes 25.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2012 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2013 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2014 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2015 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2016 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2018 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2020 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2021 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2022 Men: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2024 Men: 36.0% 36.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2012 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2016 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2017 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2019 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2021 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2012 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2015 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2017 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2018 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2019 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2021 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2022 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2011 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2012 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2013 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2014 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2015 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2016 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2017 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2018 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2019 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2021 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2022 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2023 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2024 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2023 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2025 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2020 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2021 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2022 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2025 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2020 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2021 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 International: 4.4% 4.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Emporia State University 559 33% / 67% 5% $59,161 68 94%
Computer Science 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $83,449 92 —
Information Science/Studies 10 — 100% / 0% 40% $95,571 97 100%
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,986 72 —
Geosciences 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,071 66 —
Mathematics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Physics — — — — $69,860 83 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $58,045 66 —
Biology 29 — 28% / 72% 7% $58,792 68 100%
Athletic Training — — — — $56,566 63 —
Nursing 49 — 6% / 94% 0% $77,970 89 96%
Public Health 37 — 51% / 49% 0% $53,237 56 94%
Rehabilitation Counseling 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,849 29 94%
Accounting 21 — 43% / 57% 0% $80,722 91 100%
Business Administration 73 +1 59% / 41% 8% $70,210 83 90%
Economics — — — — $69,003 82 —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,869 79 —
Human Resources Management 3 — 100% / 0% 67% $74,663 87 100%
Management Information Systems 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $74,734 87 —
Marketing 9 — 44% / 56% 22% $60,462 71 97%
Recreation Management 14 — 71% / 29% 7% $51,054 50 94%
Communication 12 — 17% / 83% 8% $47,052 38 98%
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,318 45 100%
Ethnic Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Foreign Languages 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,916 52 —
General Studies 24 — 25% / 75% 4% $49,620 46 86%
History 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $51,984 52 —
Political Science 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $56,792 64 —
Psychology 33 — 12% / 88% 6% $55,770 62 97%
Sociology 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $50,216 48 75%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Business Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Chemistry Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,489 51 —
Earth Science Teacher Education — +3 — — $51,489 51 99%
Elementary Education 87 — 3% / 97% 0% $52,966 55 92%
English Education 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,489 51 —
General Education 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $49,620 46 86%
Health Teacher Education — +2 — — $51,489 51 99%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Physical Education 16 — 62% / 38% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Physics Teacher Education — +1 — — $51,489 51 99%
Social Studies Education 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Speech Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,489 51 —
Art 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $37,924 14 89%
Art Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Music 7 +1 14% / 86% 86% $38,826 16 —
Music Education 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,489 51 99%
Theater 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $36,483 12 —
Criminal Justice 7 — 43% / 57% 14% $53,418 56 90%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,466
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,404
Est. In-State Cost $9,658
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,220
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7% 2012 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2013 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2014 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2015 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7% 2016 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 Graduated: 45.3% 45.3% 2019 Graduated: 49.6% 49.6% 2020 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3% 2021 Graduated: 49.9% 49.9% 2022 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2023 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2024 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2012 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2013 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2014 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2016 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2017 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2018 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2019 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2020 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2021 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2023 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2024 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2011 Women: 48.1% 48.1% 2012 Women: 46.1% 46.1% 2013 Women: 46.4% 46.4% 2014 Women: 44.1% 44.1% 2015 Women: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Women: 47.0% 47.0% 2017 Women: 48.3% 48.3% 2018 Women: 48.7% 48.7% 2019 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 Women: 49.2% 49.2% 2021 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2023 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2024 Women: 58.8% 58.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 22.0% 22.0% 2012 Black: 26.1% 26.1% 2013 Black: 38.8% 38.8% 2014 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2015 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2016 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2017 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2018 Black: 38.9% 38.9% 2019 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2021 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Black: 35.4% 35.4% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 Hispanic: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2013 Hispanic: 34.1% 34.1% 2014 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2015 Hispanic: 28.2% 28.2% 2016 Hispanic: 24.4% 24.4% 2017 Hispanic: 24.5% 24.5% 2018 Hispanic: 51.0% 51.0% 2019 Hispanic: 40.8% 40.8% 2020 Hispanic: 34.8% 34.8% 2021 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0% 2022 Hispanic: 39.0% 39.0% 2023 Hispanic: 47.5% 47.5% 2024 Hispanic: 48.9% 48.9% 2011 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2012 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2013 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2014 White: 40.9% 40.9% 2015 White: 44.5% 44.5% 2016 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2017 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2019 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2020 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2021 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2022 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2023 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2024 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2011 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2017 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 45.7% 45.7% 2022 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 56.2% 56.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Education 25.8% 144 16% / 84% 0% $52,278 53 94%
Business & Economics 22.4% 125 57% / 43% 10% $69,275 82 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.0% 95 22% / 78% 4% $51,999 53 92%
Health Sciences 15.6% 87 25% / 75% 0% $67,059 80 95%
Arts 7.7% 43 33% / 67% 14% $41,206 21 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.3% 35 29% / 71% 6% $58,664 67 100%
Computer Science 3.0% 17 94% / 6% 24% $90,580 96 100%
Professional 1.3% 7 43% / 57% 14% $53,418 56 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 6 50% / 50% 0% $59,529 69 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2012 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3% 2013 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7% 2014 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2015 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2016 Acceptance: 87.4% 87.4% 2017 Acceptance: 82.8% 82.8% 2018 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2019 Acceptance: 84.7% 84.7% 2020 Acceptance: 86.1% 86.1% 2021 Acceptance: 88.4% 88.4% 2022 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2023 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2024 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2011 Yield: 48.0% 48.0% 2012 Yield: 49.1% 49.1% 2013 Yield: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Yield: 49.8% 49.8% 2015 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2016 Yield: 44.7% 44.7% 2017 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2018 Yield: 46.8% 46.8% 2019 Yield: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Yield: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 Yield: 38.4% 38.4% 2022 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2023 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2024 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,488 1,488 2012 Applicants: 1,753 1,753 2013 Applicants: 2,452 2,452 2014 Applicants: 1,982 1,982 2015 Applicants: 1,736 1,736 2016 Applicants: 1,702 1,702 2017 Applicants: 1,693 1,693 2018 Applicants: 1,648 1,648 2019 Applicants: 1,670 1,670 2020 Applicants: 1,544 1,544 2021 Applicants: 1,419 1,419 2022 Applicants: 1,846 1,846 2023 Applicants: 1,592 1,592 2024 Applicants: 1,918 1,918 2011 Admitted: 1,224 1,224 2012 Admitted: 1,268 1,268 2013 Admitted: 1,488 1,488 2014 Admitted: 1,516 1,516 2015 Admitted: 1,510 1,510 2016 Admitted: 1,488 1,488 2017 Admitted: 1,401 1,401 2018 Admitted: 1,406 1,406 2019 Admitted: 1,414 1,414 2020 Admitted: 1,329 1,329 2021 Admitted: 1,254 1,254 2022 Admitted: 1,766 1,766 2023 Admitted: 1,556 1,556 2024 Admitted: 1,874 1,874 2011 Enrolled: 587 587 2012 Enrolled: 623 623 2013 Enrolled: 696 696 2014 Enrolled: 755 755 2015 Enrolled: 735 735 2016 Enrolled: 665 665 2017 Enrolled: 606 606 2018 Enrolled: 658 658 2019 Enrolled: 680 680 2020 Enrolled: 565 565 2021 Enrolled: 481 481 2022 Enrolled: 537 537 2023 Enrolled: 409 409 2024 Enrolled: 430 430

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 950 – 1160
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 590

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 898 898 2013 25th: 913 913 2014 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 900 900 2019 25th: 950 950 2012 75th: 1204 1204 2013 75th: 1073 1073 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1030 1030 2018 75th: 1178 1178 2019 75th: 1055 1055

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 425 425 2012 25th: 453 453 2013 25th: 475 475 2014 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 420 420 2018 25th: 435 435 2019 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 505 505 2012 75th: 568 568 2013 75th: 545 545 2014 75th: 585 585 2016 75th: 490 490 2018 75th: 618 618 2019 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 445 445 2013 25th: 438 438 2014 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 465 465 2019 25th: 480 480 2012 75th: 636 636 2013 75th: 528 528 2014 75th: 495 495 2016 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 515 515

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2012 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2013 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2014 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2015 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2016 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2017 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2022 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Submitted: 38.0% 38.0% 2024 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.