Fort Hays State University Computer Science Programs

Fort Hays State University is a public institution situated in Hays, Kansas. The surrounding location of Hays is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Fort Hays State University?

Contact details for FHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Park St, Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone:	785-628-4000
Website:	www.fhsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into FHSU?

You can apply to FHSU online at: www.fhsu.edu/admissions/admissions-application/

Admission Requirements for FHSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into FHSU?

Since FHSU has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to FHSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

FHSU received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Fort Hays State University?

The overall average net price of FHSU is $24,825. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FHSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,463 a year. That adds up to $21,852 over four years for those students.

Fort Hays State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,402 undergraduate students at FHSU, with 4,822 being full-time and 6,580 being part-time.

There are also 2,700 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,822 full-time undergraduates at FHSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fort Hays State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	501
White	3,656
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	379

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Fort Hays State University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at FHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Fort Hays State University

There are 87 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at FHSU. In 2022-2023, 7,923 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FHSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of FHSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Information Science	35%

Fort Hays State University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Computer Programming	148	148
General Information Science	71	71
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0
TOTAL	219	219

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Sesamehoneytart under License

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