Emporia State University (ESU) is a public institution established in the year 1863 and the first class was started in the year 1865. It is a military-friendly institution that is spread around 218 acres and consists of 70 buildings. It changed its name four times with respect to the growth. The school was founded as Kansas Normal School and finally got the current name in 1977.
The university offers 200+ programs across various domains in majors and minors. The total graduation rate of the university is 44% with a student-teacher ratio of 18:1 which makes it very easy to have a one on one session with faculty members easily.
Emporia State University, which is located in Emporia, KS is a public university. The university covers an area of 234 acres. In 1863, Emporia State University was founded. Emporia State University believes in imparting education and contributing to society by focusing on innovation, research, education, and commitment. The motto of the university is Changing Lives for the Common Good and its official colors are black and gold. The total enrolment stands at 5,877 (fall 2019) students at Emporia State University. Around 3,405 and 2,472 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. The school has an academic staff of 597 who teach various courses to the students. Emporia State University is home to an ethnically diverse student body. At ESU around 67% are white, 10% belong to two or more races, and 7% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. Further, around 90% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 63% of the students are females and 37% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 157 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Fran Welch, Garin Higgins, Jackie Vietti, and H. Edward Flentje. Emporia State University's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division II – MIAA. Like several universities in the country, athletics play an important part here as well. ESU offers a total of 180 undergraduate and graduate programs, including both residential and online. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), ALA (American Library Association), CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs), and CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education). $79 million (2019) is the total value of endowment of the Emporia State University.
