Motto | Forward thinking. World ready. |
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Type | Public, coeducational |
Established | 1902 |
Parent institution | Kansas Board of Regents |
Endowment | $91.44 million (2017)[1] |
Budget | $155.5 million[2] |
President | Tisa Mason |
Provost | Jeff Briggs (interim) |
Academic staff | 851 |
Students | 15,100 (fall 2017)[3] |
Location | , , U.S. 38°52′24″N 99°20′36″W / 38.87333°N 99.34333°W |
Campus | Rural 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
Colors | Black and gold[4] |
Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – The MIAA |
Mascot | Victor E. Tiger |
Website | fhsu.edu |
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays, Kansas. It is the third-biggest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. They have about 15,100 students (4,648 on campus, 6,882 online, 3,570 Chinese program).
During the Great Flood of 1951, a tributary of the Kansas River flooded nearly all of campus. It forced a midnight evacuation.[5]
Student Media at Fort Hays is housed under the banner Tiger Media Network. It includes radio and TV, coming from their website.[6]
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