-24%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 24% at Emporia State University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (2.3k vs 3.1k).
Kansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas. 2,328 undergraduate students. 75 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Emporia State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Emporia State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).
-22%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Emporia State University fell 22% between 2021 and 2024 (2.9k → 2.2k).
+28%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Emporia State University rose 28% between 2021 and 2024 (31.7% → 40.6%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Emporia State University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Kansas median
Each tile compares this institution to the Kansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$47,601+15% · 6→10y
Kansas median $45,407$41,389
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry54.3%+45% · '97→'24
Kansas median 46.4%$14,000+286% · '97→'20
At program completion2,328-48% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.4%+15% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time97.7%+8% · '01→'24
latest cohort$7,356+220% · '00→'24
out-of-state $15,669SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Emporia State University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Emporia State University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $14,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $47,601 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Emporia State University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+45%
Emporia State University · completion · 150% rose
38.6% → 56.1%
+130%
Emporia State University · completion · 100% rose
17.6% → 40.6%
+15%
Emporia State University · retention rose
67.0% → 76.8%
-48%
Emporia State University · undergrad enrollment fell
4,276 → 2,239
+220%
Emporia State University · in-state tuition rose
$2,218 → $7,106
+595%
Emporia State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$2,218 → $15,419
+286%
Emporia State University · median debt rose
$5,052 → $19,500
-100%
Emporia State University · cohort default rate fell
7.5% → 0.0%
+23%
Emporia State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,800 → $47,601
+29%
Emporia State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,900 → $44,930
+25%
Emporia State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,000 → $41,389
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Emporia State University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Information Science/Studies$86,014Accounting and Related Services$72,650Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$70,173Educational Administration and Supervision$67,899Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$64,171Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,189Educational/Instructional Media Design$61,414Curriculum and Instruction$59,470Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,665Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,525Special Education and Teaching$54,419Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,371Library Science and Administration$53,566Biology, General$52,913Psychology, General$50,193Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,076Public Health$47,913Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,669Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,340Sociology$45,194Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$44,658Communication and Media Studies$42,347Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$39,464Fine and Studio Arts$34,132
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
24 Emporia State University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Curriculum and Instruction$59,470Educational Administration and Supervision$67,899Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,669Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,525Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,340Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$64,171Special Education and Teaching$54,419Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,371Educational/Instructional Media Design$61,414
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Emporia State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$212,223
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 15
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,438
- HS-only baseline · KS
- $36,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 13
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Emporia State University in Kansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Emporia State University graduates earn $X” — not “Emporia State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Emporia State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.