Student population
Total enrollment: 372
17% international students
34% students from Kansas
49% U.S. students from outside of Kansas
47% domestic students of color
Students come from 33 U.S. states and 29 countries including the United States.
Countries represented: Albania, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Myanmar, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
U.S. states with 50 or more students at Hesston: Kansas, Texas
States with 11 to 49 students at Hesston: Colorado, Oklahoma
States with 6 to 10 students at Hesston: Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Washington
States or territories with 1 to 5 students at Hesston: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia
Academics
- 12:1 student to professor ratio
- Classes capped at 40 students
- All professors do all their own classroom teaching
- Free/unlimited peer tutor sessions
- Free/unlimited counseling services
- Regular meetings with faculty advisor
- Writing assistants to help with papers
- Internship opportunities
- Transcultural experience opportunities
Average high school GPA for new Hesston College students fall 2024 – 3.37
Unique in Kansas
- One of three FAA-approved flight training programs.
- Overall nursing licensure rate of 98.5% in the program’s 57-year history (ADN, BSN and LPN to BSN programs).
- The Business Management program incorporates global travel into curriculum.
- One of the first engineering programs in the state with mechatronics focus.
Spiritual life
- 31 Christian denominations and world religions on campus
- 15 student-led campus worship services held each year
- 15 Christian athlete meetings held each year
Student involvement
68 percent of on-campus students participate on a sports team or in a performing arts group.
Financial aid
- 99% of students receive some kind of aid
- Average financial aid package: $27,000
- 120 endowed scholarship
- 200+ available campus jobs
Bachelor’s degree programs
- Aviation – Professional Pilot
- Business Management
- Engineering – Mechatronics
- Nursing
Associate Degree Programs
- Accounting
- Art
- Athletic Training
- Aviation
- Bible and Ministry
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computer Information Technology
- Computer Science
- Criminal and Restorative Justice
- Economics
- Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- English
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Science
- General Studies
- Health and Medical Occupations
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physics
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Sociology
- Sports Management
- Theatre