Fort Hays 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.
Fort Hays State University is a public master's university in Hays, KS (town setting), with 10,206 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 92% of 2,174 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1200 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,555 a year for out-of-state students and $20,377 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,774 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 48% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.41 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 Fort Hays State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes 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
- 48%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,633 in-state · $16,811 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Fort Hays 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.
Fort Hays State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 28 | — | 2 | $412k | $14,697 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 34 | — | 1 | $484k | $14,241 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 1 | $698k | $43,603 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 13 | — | 1 | $528k | $40,582 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 132 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $15,941 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great American Conference | 37 | — | 4 | $482k | $13,025 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 23 | — | 1 | $330k | $14,367 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 10 | — | 1 | $195k | $19,502 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 135 | — | 8 | $422k | $3,128 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 94 | — | 1 | $293k | $3,117 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 1 | $381k | $23,807 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 31 | — | 4 | $348k | $11,210 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | 28 | — | 2 | $379k | $13,544 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.