Emporia State University Teaching Programs

Emporia State University is a public institution situated in Emporia, Kansas. The location of ESU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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

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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into ESU?

ESU has the high acceptance rate of 96%, 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 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

ESU received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 24.

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 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,180 a year. That adds up to $24,720 over four years for those students.

Emporia State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,948 undergraduate students at ESU, with 2,676 being full-time and 272 being part-time.

There are also 2,667 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,676 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	31
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	201
White	1,837
International Students	112
Other Races/Ethnicities	395

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 2022-2023, 3,954 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 6th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Emporia State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	241	241
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	170	170
Elementary Education	143	1	16	160
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	11	0	83	94
General Special Education	0	11	56	67
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	32	32
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	10	19	29
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	26	26
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	0	20	20
Social Studies Education	16	1	0	17
English & Language Arts Education	16	0	0	16
Mathematics Education	5	7	0	12
Art Education	6	0	0	6
Music Education	5	0	0	5
Speech Teacher Education	5	0	0	5
Modern Language Education	4	0	0	4
Teacher Education	0	0	3	3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	3	3
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	2	0	0	2
Chemistry Education	2	0	0	2
Psychology Teacher Education	2	0	0	2
Biology Education	1	0	0	1
Health Education	1	0	0	1
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	219	30	669	918

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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