Assistant Professor in Emporia, KS for Emporia State University (2024)

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What happened at Emporia State University? ›

About a year ago, Emporia State gained infamy among professors for abruptly informing 33 employees—30 of whom were faculty members, including 23 tenured professors—that they were losing their jobs. The fallout, and news coverage of that fallout, continues.

Emporia State University has an acceptance rate of 96%. Half the applicants admitted to Emporia State University who submitted test scores have an ACT score between 18 and 24.

Admissions requirements

New, First-Time Undergraduates: Graduate from an accredited high school AND achieve one of the following: cumulative high school (unweighted) GPA of 2.25 or above | ACT composite score of 21 or higher OR a new SAT composite score of 1060 or higher. GED students requirements.

Emporia State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities Midwest, #83. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,346; out-of-state tuition and fees are $15,659.

The acceptance rate at Emporia State University is 88.4%.

For every 100 applicants, 88 are admitted. This means the school is lightly selective.

As of 24 May 2024, Emporia State is led by Ken Hush, who was named interim president in November 2021, after Allison Garrett left to become the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education chancellor. He was named the 18th president in June 2022.

The total cost is the sticker price, plus the cost of room and board, books and supplies, and transportation and personal expenses. At Emporia State University, the total cost is $21,603 for in-state students and $29,520 for out-of-state students.

Why Emporia State University. ESU is an intensely personal, welcoming campus community. We challenge the idea of what education is in the minds of our students. We provide real-world, hands-on learning experiences that helps students uncover what they can offer the world because of what they start here.

Emporia State University is an NCAA Division II school that is a part of the Mid- America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).

5,732 (2017)

Emporia State University / Total enrollment

Do you have to live on campus at Emporia State? ›

Live-on Requirement: Emporia State University considers the community living experience a valuable part of the total higher education experience as it assists the student in the transition to university life. Thus, ESU's live-on requirement applies to both domestic and international students.

Emporia State University holds institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and major degree programs are accredited by Specialized Accreditation entities.

Located in the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas, Emporia is a vibrant, eclectic university community with entrepreneurial roots located a short drive to the metro areas of Wichita, Kansas City, and Topeka.

The online Master of Library Science program is a 36-credit hour degree program fully accredited by the American Library Association.

Like most liberal arts colleges, College of Emporia sponsored literary societies, and organizations for music, drama, debate, and the arts. By the early 1970's enrollment had again fallen off seriously, so that in fall 1973 the trustees were forced to close the college at the end of the semester.

The school was founded as Kansas Normal School and later became Kansas State Teachers College (1923), Emporia Kansas State College (1974), and finally Emporia State University (1977). Since its founding, ESU has improved the lives of students from Kansas, throughout the U.S., and around the world.

Fight On, Emporia! is the official fight song for Emporia State University. The lyrics for the fight song were written by Alfred Thompson (BME '34), student at Kansas State Teachers College. Tom Isern wrote the lyrics for ESU's alma mater and the music was composed by Joseph Ott.