Emporia State’s work towards affordability and post-education success has been duly noted and officially recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education.
ESU has been named as an Opportunity College and University for Student Access and Earnings, reflecting work by ESU to earn competitive wages and additional work to mirror the community. ESU Provost Brent Thomas says accessibility has been part of the university mission for decades, including ongoing efforts with first-generation students and more recent work to contain student costs.
Thomas says accessibility to college education and post-college success are important factors for students to consider when choosing a college or university.
ESU is one of less than 500 institutions nationwide, or about 16 percent of colleges and universities included in this classification, that was honored.
Emporia State’s push towards flat tuition got some concerns from the Kansas Board of Regents at the board’s most recent meeting, with Regents concerned about a decline in university revenues. President Ken Hush says ESU is moving in the right direction with tuition and the plan is to keep tuition flat until further notice, even though tuition revenue has dropped over 25 percent since 2016 and ESU enrollment may drop by three percent the 2025-26 academic year. If approved, ESU tuition would be flat for the fifth time in seven years.
1:30 pm Thursday: Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, American Council on Education list ESU as Opportunity University for Student Access and Earnings
Emporia State University is getting recognized for its work towards affordability and post-education success.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education have named ESU as an Opportunity College and University.
The recognition comes as part of a recently-developed Student Access and Earnings Classification, determining whether students earn competitive wages in regional comparisons and how well higher education institutions mirror their communities.
ESU is one of less than 500 institutions nationwide, or about 16 percent of colleges and universities included in this classification, that was honored.
