Fort Hays State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 30,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,090 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,221
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 82%
From Region 13%
Athletes 511 (10.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 10%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fort Hays State University 2,420 37% 51% 2% 2% 6% 0% $68,018 37 -0.32 75 95% 5.4%
Industrial Engineering 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $95,697 8 -1.16 95 — — — — —
Computer Programming 79 — 82% 44% 5% 3% 9% 1% $79,902 5 -1.32 87 96% 4.4% — — —
Information Networking and Telecommunications 62 — 71% 66% 3% 3% 10% 2% $78,600 14 -0.96 86 95% 5.4% — — —
Chemistry 12 — 58% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,627 1 -1.93 41 100% — — — —
Geosciences 26 — 46% 62% 4% 4% 0% 0% $69,956 76 +0.44 77 100% 4.9% — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,958 19 -0.77 71 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 100% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% $73,682 19 -0.71 81 — — — — —
Biology 55 — 31% 84% 2% 2% 5% 0% $62,047 25 -0.51 65 100% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 40 — 40% 95% 0% 0% 2% 0% $67,499 24 -0.59 74 100% 4.1% — — —
Agriculture 42 — 38% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,602 35 -0.36 56 97% — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 81 — 17% 69% 4% 4% 12% 0% $66,428 9 -1.10 73 100% 5.2% — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 19 — 32% 37% 0% 0% 11% 0% $63,836 40 -0.32 69 — — — — —
Nursing 154 — 10% 74% 3% 5% 9% 1% $92,209 60 -0.00 94 97% 3.0% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 34 — 6% 76% 3% 0% 6% 0% $59,669 35 -0.31 61 100% — — — —
Accounting 59 — 36% 68% 8% 2% 7% 2% $72,547 19 -0.94 80 96% 4.8% — — —
Finance 221 — 40% 18% 0% 0% 1% 1% $58,743 1 -1.39 59 100% 4.0% — — —
Hospitality Management 15 — 33% 53% 0% 0% 7% 0% $68,311 87 +0.70 75 95% — — — —
International Economics 121 — 27% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% $81,668 30 -0.61 88 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 99 — 71% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0% $88,790 44 -0.21 92 90% 4.4% — — —
Marketing 105 — 30% 23% 0% 0% 1% 0% $68,601 21 -0.70 76 94% 7.7% — — —
Operations Management 153 — 44% 38% 2% 3% 4% 0% $76,459 17 -0.91 84 93% 5.0% — — —
Organizational Leadership 124 — 49% 13% 0% 2% 2% 0% $76,459 55 +0.03 84 93% 5.0% — — —
English 15 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,186 53 -0.03 42 — — — — —
English Language and Literature/Letters 67 — 16% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,139 47 -0.16 39 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 19 — 26% 26% 0% 11% 42% 0% $58,745 55 +0.06 59 — — — — —
History 18 — 56% 72% 0% 0% 22% 0% $55,162 49 -0.17 50 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,161 53 -0.10 62 — — — — —
Political Science 20 — 45% 70% 0% 5% 10% 0% $88,872 90 +1.23 92 92% 10.9% — — —
Psychology 100 — 15% 65% 3% 3% 13% 0% $60,002 80 +0.75 62 90% 6.4% — — —
Social Work 68 — 6% 54% 1% 6% 24% 3% $54,459 55 +0.14 48 95% — — — —
Sociology 21 — 19% 86% 5% 0% 5% 0% $52,748 37 -0.38 44 89% 9.1% — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 15 — 20% 80% 0% 13% 0% 0% $61,693 54 -0.02 65 — — — — —
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 11 — 27% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $61,018 59 +0.03 63 96% 5.6% — — —
Elementary Education 124 — 6% 88% 0% 1% 2% 1% $51,158 45 -0.17 39 93% 7.3% — — —
General Education 92 — 34% 68% 2% 7% 11% 0% $62,867 86 +0.91 67 91% 5.5% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 110 — 67% 77% 0% 5% 7% 0% $61,018 67 +0.41 63 96% 5.6% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 61 — 41% 82% 2% 0% 11% 0% $51,158 30 -0.46 39 93% 7.3% — — —
Art 12 — 17% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $51,329 75 +0.48 40 98% — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,018 96 +1.52 63 96% 5.6% — — —
Music 8 — 25% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $48,304 56 +0.17 31 — — — — —
Music Education 18 — 50% 67% 6% 0% 6% 0% $61,018 98 +1.53 63 96% 5.6% — — —
Studio Art 35 — 26% 69% 6% 0% 11% 0% $51,329 75 +0.48 40 98% — — — —
Criminal Justice 51 — 49% 73% 2% 4% 8% 0% $62,973 72 +0.42 67 94% 7.0% — — —
Engineering Technologies 31 — 94% 81% 3% 0% 13% 0% $93,741 67 +0.42 94 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,223
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,874
Est. In-State Cost $8,050
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,415
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 37.1% 897 42% 21% 1% 1% 2% 0% $72,844 35 -0.73 81 95% 5.0%
Education 16.4% 398 35% 79% 1% 4% 7% 0% $56,862 72 +0.20 54 93% 6.4%
Health Sciences 11.9% 288 13% 70% 3% 3% 10% 0% $79,245 59 -0.37 86 98% 3.8%
Social Sciences 9.3% 224 16% 65% 2% 4% 14% 1% $60,330 58 +0.45 62 92% 7.4%
Computer Science 5.8% 141 77% 54% 4% 3% 9% 1% $79,329 6 -1.16 86 95% 4.8%
Humanities 5.2% 125 26% 29% 0% 2% 12% 0% $53,433 42 -0.11 45 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 82 39% 95% 0% 0% 1% 0% $62,430 61 -0.47 66 99% 4.1%
Professional 3.4% 82 66% 76% 2% 2% 10% 0% $74,605 65 +0.42 82 94% 7.0%
Arts 3.0% 73 30% 73% 4% 1% 10% 0% $53,387 58 +0.71 45 97% 5.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 55 31% 84% 2% 2% 5% 0% $62,047 25 -0.51 65 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 45 53% 69% 2% 4% 2% 0% $65,066 13 -0.37 71 100% 4.9%
Engineering 0.4% 10 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $95,697 20 -1.16 95 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #506 59% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #599 59% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 135 $500K $422K $78K
Football 132 $2.3M $2.1M $164K
Soccer 37 $482K $481K $598
Baseball 34 $484K $484K $0
Wrestling 31 $349K $347K $2K
Basketball 16 $782K $697K $85K
Golf 10 $154K $154K $0
Total 338 $5.0M $4.7M $331K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 94 $214K $293K -$78K
Soccer 28 $412K $411K $1K
Wrestling 28 $380K $379K $1K
Softball 23 $330K $330K $0
Volleyball 16 $386K $380K $5K
Basketball 13 $614K $527K $87K
Tennis 10 $195K $195K $0
Golf 9 $116K $116K $0
Total 173 $2.7M $2.6M $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 229 $715K $715K $0
Football 132 $2.3M $2.1M $164K
Soccer 65 $895K $893K $1K
Wrestling 59 $730K $726K $3K
Baseball 34 $484K $484K $0
Basketball 29 $1.4M $1.2M $172K
Softball 23 $330K $330K $0
Golf 19 $271K $271K $0
Volleyball 16 $386K $380K $5K
Tennis 10 $195K $195K $0
Total 511 $9.6M $9.2M $365K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 92%
SAT Range 970 – 1140
SAT Math Range 470 – 560
SAT RW Range 500 – 580