How many students at FHSU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 12,878 students have enrolled in Fort Hays State University with 10,172 undergraduate and 2,706 graduate students.
By gender, 4,721 male and 8,157 female students are attending the school.
It has more students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
7,032 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,074 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Fort Hays State University has a total of 12,878 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 10,172 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,706 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,721 male and 8,157 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 12,878 | 10,172 | 2,706 |
| Men | 4,721 | 3,898 | 823 |
| Women | 8,157 | 6,274 | 1,883 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,247 White, 447 Black, and 348 Asian students out of a total of 12,878 are attending at Fort Hays State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Fort Hays State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 35 | 9 | 26 |
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| Asian | 348 | 173 | 175 |
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| Black | 447 | 235 | 212 |
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| Hispanic | 883 | 299 | 584 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| White | 7,247 | 2,440 | 4,807 |
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| Two or more races | 304 | 121 | 183 |
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| Race Unknown | 3,582 | 1,432 | 2,150 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 21 | 7 | 14 |
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| Asian | 264 | 140 | 124 |
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| Black | 304 | 166 | 138 |
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| Hispanic | 701 | 236 | 465 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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| White | 5,135 | 1,842 | 3,293 |
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| Two or more races | 237 | 101 | 136 |
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| Race Unknown | 3,482 | 1,396 | 2,086 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 14 | 2 | 12 |
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| Asian | 84 | 33 | 51 |
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| Black | 143 | 69 | 74 |
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| Hispanic | 182 | 63 | 119 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 2,112 | 598 | 1,514 |
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| Two or more races | 67 | 20 | 47 |
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| Race Unknown | 100 | 36 | 64 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, FHSU has 193 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 8,173 students under 25 years old, and 4,670 students over 25 years old out of 12,843 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 192 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. FHSU has 7,765 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,441 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at FHSU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. It has 408 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,229 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 193 | 110 | 83 |
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| 18-19 | 2,197 | 1,382 | 815 |
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| 20-21 | 3,470 | 2,104 | 1,366 |
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| 22-24 | 2,313 | 1,291 | 1,022 |
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| 25-29 | 1,262 | 828 | 434 |
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| 30-34 | 989 | 672 | 317 |
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| 35-39 | 793 | 529 | 264 |
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| 40-49 | 1,100 | 773 | 327 |
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| 50-64 | 501 | 352 | 149 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 192 | 110 | 82 |
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| 18-19 | 2,194 | 1,380 | 814 |
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| 20-21 | 3,457 | 2,092 | 1,365 |
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| 22-24 | 1,922 | 1,018 | 904 |
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| 25-29 | 729 | 470 | 259 |
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| 30-34 | 582 | 396 | 186 |
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| 35-39 | 403 | 270 | 133 |
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| 40-49 | 497 | 330 | 167 |
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| 50-64 | 223 | 145 | 78 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 391 | 273 | 118 |
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| 25-29 | 533 | 358 | 175 |
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| 30-34 | 407 | 276 | 131 |
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| 35-39 | 390 | 259 | 131 |
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| 40-49 | 603 | 443 | 160 |
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| 50-64 | 278 | 207 | 71 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fort Hays State University, 7,032 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,074 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,452 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,580 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 12,878 | 7,032 | 2,074 |
| Undergraduate | 10,172 | 4,567 | 1,973 |
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| Graduate | 2,706 | 2,465 | 101 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Kansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 3,452 | 1,397 | 2,183 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,647 | 737 | 2,183 |
| Graduate | 1,805 | 660 | 0 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 10,172 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,424 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.00%.607 students have transferred in as full-time status and 817 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 4,187 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 607 |
| Regular Part-time | 4,561 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 817 |
FHSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 12,878 students are enrolled at FHSU.
10,172 undergraduate and 2,706 graduate students are enrolled at FHSU.
4,721 male (36.66%) and 8,157 female (63.34%) students are attending FHSU.
16 international students (0.12%) are enrolled at FHSU, including 15 undergraduate and 1 graduate students.
FHSU has a student population that is diverse: 7,247 White (56.27%), 447 Black (3.47%), and 348 Asian (2.70%) students are enrolled.
193 students are under 18 and 25 students are over 65 years old.
7,032 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,074 students take some online courses.