Emporia State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Emporia State University is a public master's university in Emporia, KS (town setting), with 2,412 undergraduates (68% women). It admitted 98% of 1,592 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,619 a year for out-of-state students and $23,306 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,441 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.51 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Emporia State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,356 in-state · $15,669 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Emporia State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Emporia State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 27 | — | 3 | $473k | $17,524 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 42 | — | 1 | $835k | $19,882 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 1 | $845k | $52,817 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 19 | — | 1 | $982k | $51,665 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 129 | — | 1 | $2.4M | $18,389 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 19 | — | 1 | $502k | $26,412 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 12 | — | 2 | $266k | $22,183 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 9 | — | 1 | $242k | $26,901 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 133 | — | 4 | $486k | $3,655 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 82 | — | 1 | $407k | $4,969 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 21 | — | 1 | $522k | $24,880 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.