Emporia State University (ESU) is a comprehensive Regents university serving residents of Kansas. Located in the Bluestem Region of the Flint Hills [northeast quarter of Kansas], ESU's locationis in proximity to the three major metropolitan areas of Kansas; Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City. The Emporia State University campus, original twenty acres, covers 200 acres. ESU is located in the city of Emporia (on the Kansas Turnpike), and in Lyon County.