About Emporia State University
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, REWARDING CAREERS AND ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP
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 Stats + Info
Enrollment
5,615
Career Outcomes (4 yr. avg)
95%
Emporia State University
Founded 1863
Colors, Black and Gold
Mascot, Corky the Hornet
Read About ESU's History + Traditions
Learn About ESU's Mission, Vision + Values
Campus Maps
Explore campus virtually by taking a virtual tour and viewing maps.
Colleges + Schools
Emporia State University offers undergraduate and graduate academic programs within its colleges + schools: Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Library + Information Management, School of Business + Technology, School of Humanities + Social Sciences, School of Science + Mathematics, School of Visual + Performing Arts, The Teachers College and School of Applied Health Sciences.
Leadership, Faculty + Staff
Office of the President
Ken Hush, Emporia State alum, is ESU's president.
Leadership, faculty + staff
ESU operates under a shared governance model.
Diversity + Inclusion
Emporia State University is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment that is supportive of, and committed to, the success of all members of the population that it serves, a population that reflects the broad diversity of the human experience.
Visit the Diversity + Inclusion website to learn more.
For the Community
Campus Attractions
ESU welcomes guests to our museums, natural areas, resource centers, planetariums and more.
Community Resources
Library, meeting space, copy center, small business resources, studio e advertising collective and more.
Event Tickets
Buy tickets to watch Hornet Athletics, a theatre production or music performance.
Purchase Tickets
University Business
Business Office
Providing fiscal services to the campus and serves as an interface with external agencies on fiscal matters.
Accreditation, Consumer Information + Compliance
View ESU's institutional accreditations.
Partner Institutions
Partnerships with other academic institutions provides options for students.
Discrimination + Harassment, Response + Prevention
Learn more about discrimination, harassment, Title IX.