Emporia State Today
In 2006, Emporia State University was named among the best values in the country for a college education, according to the Princeton Review. The publication listed ESU among 150 colleges on the “best value” list. To make the list, schools are rated on academics, student borrowing, financial aid availability and “Tuition GPA” (the average student’s tuition after grants and scholarships are taken out).
- In-state tuition = $2862
- Out-of-state tuition = $10,214
- Room & Board = $517
- Average book = $900
- Average freshman need-based grant = $1923
- Average freshman need-based loan = $2465
- % of graduates who borrowed = 70
- Average indebtedness = $16,005
Emporia State University, nationally known for its teacher preparation program, was named one of four ‘model’ teacher preparation programs in the nation in a report “Educating School Teachers” written by Arthur Levine, president emeritus of Columbia University Teachers College.
ESU is the first and only university in the world to offer a four-year degree in Engraving Arts.
One in every six classroom teacher in Kansas is an ESU graduate.
Emporia State University was named one of the “Best in the Midwest” by the Princeton Review. One thing that puts this ranking above the rest is that it is based on student opinion data and surveys filled out by current ESU students.
Over 93% of graduates from the ESU Teachers College remain in the profession after five years. Nationally, 30 to 50% leave the profession before completing three years in the classroom.
Emporia State University’s School of Business is proud to hold the distinction of being accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than ¼ of all business programs in the US hold this distinction. This accreditation is the “gold standard” that identifies programs of the highest quality.
ESU’s spring enrollment topped 6100, the highest spring enrollment in 35 years.
A brief review of recent accomplishments...
Theatre student Maria Stukey won the Irene Ryan Competition at the Region V gathering of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Iowa. Stukey will perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. at the National KCACTF Festival in April.
Glass-forming students Jesse England of Council Grove and Scott Percival of Lee’s Summit, Mo. were selected as finalists in the 2007 NICHE Student Awards competition for glass art pieces they assembled. This is the second year England was named a finalist.
An ESU student group, the XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) Academic Competition team won the prestigious 6th Global XBRL Academic Competition. This team competed globally with other universities such as Hong Kong, UK, Europe and Germany. ESU’s team was the only American team to win.
Rebecca Miller Banner, a SLIM doctoral student, is the winner of the 2006 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for her paper, “The Diffusion of Professional Knowledge in Intercultural Exchanges: The American-Bulgarian Library Exchange Case Study.” The Shera Award is issued by the American Library Association (ALA) Library Research Round Table.
ESU alum Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks was named Texas Professor of the Year. O’Loughlin is a Psychology instructor at Collin County Community College.
ESU alum Josh Anderson was named 2007 Kansas State Teacher of the Year. He is a Language Arts teacher at Olathe Northwest High School.
Last Updated March 27, 2007