Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas · Also known as FHSU · Website
$48,928
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,928
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fort Hays State University is a public 4-year college in Hays, Kansas with 9,733 undergraduates and 2,706 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,569 a year (tuition and fees $5,923 in-state, $17,741 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,928 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,569
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,923
Out-of-state $17,741
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,000
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,928
Rank 1,567 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,569
- Tuition in-state
- $5,923
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,741
- Cost of attendance
- $19,909
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,661
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,776
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,941
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,266
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,641
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,654 in 2015-16 to $5,923 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,089
- Undergraduates
- 9,733
- Graduate students
- 2,706
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 78
- Endowment
- $174.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,567 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,569 | $15,296 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,923 | $9,282 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 82% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 67% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,000 | $10,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,428 | $37,685 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,928 | $43,969 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
78 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 409 | $15,000 | $47,313 | $64,524 | $83,343 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 381 | $20,500 | $52,129 | $61,153 | $68,257 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 230 | Withheld | $50,690 | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 192 | $19,950 | $50,872 | $55,830 | $65,824 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $24,169 | $42,112 | $45,190 | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $18,625 | $42,795 | $53,176 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | $15,842 | $67,435 | $79,957 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $20,062 | $40,009 | $51,898 | $50,706 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 96 | $27,127 | $53,586 | $60,958 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $19,124 | $43,273 | $53,945 | $51,389 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $19,591 | $57,162 | $73,380 | $83,439 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 73 | $28,476 | $58,227 | $66,697 | $75,122 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 72 | $24,697 | $63,481 | $98,630 | $103,485 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $19,000 | $55,111 | Withheld | $83,290 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 64 | $32,037 | $54,939 | $51,758 | $60,111 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $25,500 | $62,386 | $58,463 | $70,786 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $23,747 | $56,399 | $67,823 | $85,294 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 48 | $22,766 | $56,676 | $71,570 | $71,685 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 48 | $24,840 | $59,495 | $64,964 | $70,644 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $19,500 | $37,134 | $58,355 | $57,214 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $17,556 | $48,048 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $23,362 | $42,428 | $55,790 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 41 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $15,000 | $47,012 | $58,520 | $66,647 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Hays and Kansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kansas
Questions and answers
How much does Fort Hays State University cost?
$12,569 a year is the average net price at Fort Hays State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,923 for in-state students and $17,741 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,909. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,661 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fort Hays State University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Fort Hays State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,089. The median admission rate of colleges in Kansas is 82%.
How much do Fort Hays State University graduates earn?
$48,928 a year is the median pay of former Fort Hays State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,428 after 6 years). That ranks 1,567 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $97,536.
How much student debt do Fort Hays State University graduates have?
$21,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Fort Hays State University graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fort Hays State University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Fort Hays State University finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Fort Hays State University?
Finance and Financial Management Services (409 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (381 bachelor's graduates), Economics (230 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 78 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.