Fort Hays State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Fort Hays State University, also referred to as FHSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1902 as the western branch of Kansas State Normal School, which at present is known as Emporia State University. The University was later renamed after Fort Hays because a large portion of its campus stands on land which was earlier occupied by Fort Hays. The University campus, along with its associated buildings, stretches over an area of more than 4100 acres of urban land.

The University is organized into the following colleges:

• Arts and Sciences
• Business and Leadership
• Education and Technology
• Health and Life Sciences

Fort Hays University sports teams are called the Tigers. The official mascot is the Tiger. The University sponsors football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, golf, rodeo, and shotgun shooting.

The most notable alumnus of FHSU is 95-year-old Nola Ochs, who became the world's oldest college graduate on May 12, 2007. She graduated with a degree in history. Ochs graduated with her 21-year-old granddaughter, Alexandra Ochs. The Guinness Record Book recognizes Ochs as the oldest person ever to finish college.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and fine arts.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,107 in 2009-2010 (6,701 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Fort Hays State provides on-campus housing for 1,265 of its 6,701 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 249 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 105 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Fort Hays State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (162 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (34 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (311 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Industrial Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (42 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (1,253 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (61 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (97 awarded)

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (92 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (53 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (53 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology