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Fort Hays State University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

90.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FHSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,997 821 1,176
Admitted students 1,804 732 1,072
Enrolled students 955 387 568
Acceptance rate 90% 89% 91%
Yield rate 53% 53% 53%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FHSU received a total of 1,997 applications. These applications included 821 male applicants and 1,176 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,997 applicants, FHSU admitted 1,804 students. Among the admitted students, there were 732 males and 1,072 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 955 students chose to enroll at FHSU. This means that 955 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 387 were male and 568 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FHSU had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 89% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 91%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FHSU had an overall yield rate of 53% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 53%, and for female admitted students, it was 53%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FHSU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 2,337 1,020 1,314 2,007 856 1,149 86% 84% 87% 962 408 554 48% 48% 48%
2016 2,126 888 1,238 1,929 802 1,127 91% 90% 91% 984 440 544 51% 55% 48%
2017 2,294 994 1,300 2,033 876 1,157 89% 88% 89% 1,045 465 580 51% 53% 50%
2018 2,191 911 1,278 2,022 839 1,183 92% 92% 93% 996 428 568 49% 51% 48%
2019 2,056 881 1,175 1,874 798 1,076 91% 91% 92% 986 419 567 53% 52% 53%
2020 1,920 790 1,130 1,754 716 1,038 91% 91% 92% 912 382 530 52% 53% 51%
2021 1,997 821 1,176 1,804 732 1,072 90% 89% 91% 955 387 568 53% 53% 53%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Fort Hays State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Fort Hays State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted