Fort Hayes State University consists of arts and sciences, education and technology, business and leadership, health and life sciences, and graduate schools. Students can choose more than 3000 courses in more than 30 departments.

The ratio of teachers and students in the school is 1 to 17, and all of them adopt small class teaching, taking the concept of teacher-student integration as the guide and inspiration for students' independent creative learning. In the certification system of Kansas Board of Directors, Heisburg State University is considered as a university with per capita investment of USD superior to other universities.