Emporia State University

Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  Kansas State Normal School (1863–1923), Kansas State Teachers College (1923–1974), Emporia Kansas State College (1974–1977)
  • Motto:  "Changing Lives for the Common Good"
  • Type:  Public university
  • Established:  March 07, 1863
  • Parent institution:  Kansas Board of Regents
  • Academic affiliations:  Space-grant
  • Endowment:  $100.7 million (2021)
  • Budget:  $91.82 million (2017)
  • President:  Ken Hush
  • Provost:  Brent Thomas
  • Academic staff:  237 Full-time and 37 Part-time (Spring 2022)
  • Administrative staff:  207
  • Students:  4,557 (fall 2024)
  • Campus:  Remote town
  • Other campuses:  Overland Park
  • Mascot:  Corky the Hornet
  • Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division II – The MIAA
  • Website:  emporia.edu
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo