Emporia State University Business Programs

Emporia State University is a public institution situated in Emporia, Kansas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Emporia draws many to the area.

Emporia State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at ESU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#27	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#137	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#145	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/emporiastateuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/emporiastate

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into ESU?

ESU has the high acceptance rate of 86%, 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 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

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 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,303 a year. That adds up to $25,212 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ESU is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Emporia State University

In 2019-2020, 3,826 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ESU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of ESU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Emporia State University was $6,971 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,215. The following table shows how ESU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting	#10	#53
Accounting	#13	#67
General Business Administration and Management	#57	#371
Business Administration & Management	#63	#416

Online Growth Rankings of ESU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Emporia State University was 8.8%. This is the #1,270 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ESU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at ESU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at ESU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting	#313

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Emporia State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	67	113	180
Accounting	38	69	107
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	21	0	21
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	18	0	18
General Economics	14	0	14
Management Science	8	0	8
TOTAL	166	182	348

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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