Where is Fort Hays State University?

Fort Hays State University is in Hays, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.

How much does Fort Hays State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,909 a year, and an average net price of $12,569 after grants and scholarships.

Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS · public · 9,733 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Fort Hays State University field?

Fort Hays State University, in Hays, KS, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 10 on the women's side in 2025.

Fort Hays State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Fort Hays State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 4.5.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

Fort Hays State University Women's TennisNCAA Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · 10 players (2025)

How does Fort Hays State University fund its athletes?

Fort Hays State University reported 511 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 338 men and 173 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $3,115,242, about $5,735 per male athlete and $6,803 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $136,297 for men's sports and $41,030 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $403 and $237 per athlete.

What is Fort Hays State University like academically?

Fort Hays State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1089.

The full cost of attendance is around $19,909 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,569 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $5,923 for KS residents and $17,741 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,928, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Fort Hays State University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Education (12%) and Health Professions (10%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business Administration, Management and Operations (950 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (233 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (178 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (174 degrees)
Economics (156 degrees)
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (151 degrees)
Computer Programming (148 degrees)
Psychology, General (137 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (129 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (87 degrees)

What is Hays, KS like to live in?

Fort Hays State University sits in Hays, a remote town of about 21,000 people in Ellis County, Kansas.

The median household in Hays earns about $56,861, which is below the Kansas median ($72,639) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Kansas, around $220,100 and a typical rent of $890 a month is 14% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.

44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kansas average of 35%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Fort Hays State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Fort Hays State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Fort Hays State University?: Fort Hays State University is in Hays, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
How much does Fort Hays State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,909 a year, and an average net price of $12,569 after grants and scholarships.