Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas
- Public
- Town
- 9,733 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 90%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,333per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,03010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Fort Hays State hosts the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early college program providing a STEM experience for 11th and 12th grade students.
Source: Kansas Academy of Math & Science | Early College FHSU
Fort Hays State runs the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early college STEM program for gifted 11th and 12th graders, with tuition-free college credit for Kansas public high school students.
Source: Kansas Academy of Math & Science | Early College FHSU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 90%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 970–1140Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,333full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,455sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,111Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,433Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,03010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 9,733Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 26%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 39%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Toledo Toledo, OH — admits 92%
- Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI — admits 90%
- University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR — admits 89%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND — admits 95%
- Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX — admits 94%
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Fort Hays State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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