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

1,112 Undergraduate Degrees
38 Graduate Degrees
$24,825 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% Acceptance Rate

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Fort Hays 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 FHSU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#7 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#78 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#80 Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#113 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FHSU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Research and Development Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for International Economics College Factual
#1 Best Research and Development Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#53 Best Value Colleges for Economics College Factual
#100 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#134 Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual

Where Is Fort Hays State University?

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Contact details for FHSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 Park St, Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone: 785-628-4000
Website: www.fhsu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/forthays
Twitter: https://twitter.com/forthaysstate

How Do I Get Into FHSU?

You can apply to FHSU online at: www.fhsu.edu/admissions/admissions-application/

Admission Requirements for FHSU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into FHSU?

91% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 91%, FHSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Can I Afford Fort Hays State University?

$24,825 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
5.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of FHSU is $24,825. 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 FHSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $5,493 a year. That adds up to $21,972 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FHSU is 5.7%. 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.

Fort Hays State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,580 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,211 undergraduate students at FHSU, with 5,580 being full-time and 6,631 being part-time.

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There are also 2,822 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,580 full-time undergraduates at FHSU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fort Hays State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 63
Black or African American 154
Hispanic or Latino 650
White 4,184
International Students 283
Other Races/Ethnicities 246

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Fort Hays State University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at FHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Fort Hays State University

6,708 Took All Classes Online
8,553 Took At Least One Class Online
-7.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,553 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 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 FHSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fort Hays State University was $5,430 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,870. The following table shows how FHSU 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
International Economics #1 #1
Economics #1 #6
Public Relations & Advertising #1 #13
Business/Corporate Communications #1 #6
Business/Corporate Communications #1 #6
International & Intercultural Communication #1 #1
General Hospitality Administration/Management #4 #7
Hospitality Management #4 #13
Business Management & Marketing #4 #13
Other Business, Management & Marketing #4 #13
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #4 #72
Management Information Systems #4 #30
General Management Information Systems #4 #33
Operations Management #4 #37
Marketing #7 #75
General Business Administration and Management #13 #191
Business Administration & Management #19 #190

Online Affordability Rankings of FHSU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fort Hays State University was $5,430 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,870. The following table shows how FHSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Marketing #1 #60
Agricultural Business #1 #1
Economics #1 #51
International & Intercultural Communication #1 #1
Business/Corporate Communications #1 #10
Business/Corporate Communications #1 #10
Public Relations & Advertising #1 #9
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #1 #60
Hospitality Management #1 #12
General Hospitality Administration/Management #1 #12
Agricultural Economics & Business #1 #3
International Economics #1 #1
Business Management & Marketing #4 #9
Other Business, Management & Marketing #4 #9
Business Administration & Management #4 #61
General Business Administration and Management #7 #146

Online Growth Rankings of FHSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fort Hays State University was -7.4%. This is the #1,701 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FHSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FHSU 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 FHSU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
International Economics #1
Research and Development Management #11
Other Business, Management & Marketing #71
Business Management & Marketing #71
Operations Management #73
General Hospitality Administration/Management #80
Economics #95
General Management Information Systems #109
Hospitality Management #135
Management Information Systems #147
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #259
Marketing #299

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%.

Fort Hays State University Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Operations Management 0 484 0 484
Finance 0 194 0 194
International Economics 0 152 0 152
Agricultural Business 0 73 0 73
International & Intercultural Communication 0 68 0 68
Accounting 0 53 0 53
General Business Administration and Management 0 0 38 38
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 30 0 30
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 28 0 28
General Management Information Systems 0 17 0 17
Research and Development Management 13 0 0 13
Business/Corporate Communications 0 0 0 0
Business Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 1,099 38 1,150

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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