Fort Hays State University

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $5,633

In-State Cost of Attendance: $19,114

Out-of-State Tuition: $16,811

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $30,292

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,250

Students with federal loans: 27.0%

Students with Pell grants: 22.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $46,394

After 5 years: $53,065

Majors(49 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(482 graduates)
  2. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(479 graduates)
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(249 graduates)
  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(191 graduates)
  5. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(147 graduates)
  6. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(142 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(134 graduates)
  8. Economics.(124 graduates)
  9. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(110 graduates)
  10. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(79 graduates)
  11. Computer Programming.(73 graduates)
  12. Biology, General.(71 graduates)
  13. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.(70 graduates)
  14. Agricultural Business and Management.(60 graduates)
  15. Information Science/Studies.(57 graduates)
  16. Sociology.(55 graduates)
  17. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(51 graduates)
  18. Accounting and Related Services.(51 graduates)
  19. Finance and Financial Management Services.(40 graduates)
  20. Agriculture, General.(35 graduates)
  21. Fine and Studio Arts.(32 graduates)
  22. Political Science and Government.(30 graduates)
  23. Marketing.(28 graduates)
  24. Hospitality Administration/Management.(23 graduates)
  25. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(19 graduates)
  26. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(16 graduates)
  27. Social Work.(16 graduates)
  28. Management Information Systems and Services.(16 graduates)
  29. Communication and Media Studies.(12 graduates)
  30. Industrial Engineering.(11 graduates)
  31. History.(11 graduates)
  32. English Language and Literature, General.(10 graduates)
  33. Biological and Physical Sciences.(10 graduates)
  34. Mathematics.(8 graduates)
  35. Chemistry.(7 graduates)
  36. Physics.(4 graduates)
  37. Philosophy.(3 graduates)
  38. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(2 graduates)
  39. Music.(2 graduates)
  40. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  41. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
  42. Special Education and Teaching.
  43. Engineering Technology, General.
  44. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
  45. Physical Sciences.
  46. Geography and Cartography.
  47. Business/Commerce, General.
  48. Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.
  49. Business/Corporate Communications.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,792 students

Admission Rate: 91.8%

Retention Rate: 76.8%

Graduation Rate: 47.9%

Student Demographics

White (48.8%)
Hispanic (5.7%)
Black (2.5%)
Asian (1.6%)
Two or More (2.5%)
International (1.9%)

Gender Distribution

Men (38.9%)
Women (61.1%)

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