Undergraduate Tuition + Costs
Hornets graduate with lower student debt compared to state and national averages
Flat-rate tuition is just one way we make college affordable.
Emporia State’s flat-rate tuition for full-time on-campus students is one of the best values in the region. In fact, Hornets graduate with less student debt than any other public university in Kansas.
Emporia State extends in-state tuition to select counties in Missouri and Oklahoma.
Estimated Costs
- Tuition + Fees
KS Resident + Corky Plus Missouri ( Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dekalb, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Platte and Ray counties) + Hornet Nation Waiver Oklahoma (Canadian, Cleveland, Cherokee, Creek, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties) | $3,485*/semester
MSEP (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin) + Hornet Nation Waiver (Colorado, Missouri [all other counties], Nebraska, Oklahoma [all other counties], Texas) | $4,804*/semester
Non-Resident (all other states) | $10,611*/semester
*tuition and fees shown are for 2019-2020 academic year and are subject to approval by the Kansas Board of Regents. Additional course fees may apply.
- Housing + Meals
$4,767*/semester
*average costs
- Books
$500*/semester
*average costs
- Total Estimated Costs (tuition + fees, housing + meals, books)
KS Resident + Corky Plus Missouri ( Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dekalb, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Platte and Ray counties) + Hornet Nation Waiver Oklahoma (Canadian, Cleveland, Cherokee, Creek, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties) | $8,752*/semester
MSEP (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin) + Hornet Nation Waiver (Colorado, Missouri [all other counties], Nebraska, Oklahoma [all other counties], Texas) | $10,072*/semester
Non-Resident (all other states) | $15,878*/semester
*total costs before scholarships and financial aid are applied.