The University of Kansas, commonly referred to as
KU, has a student body of more than
29,000 students, making it the largest
public, research university in the state of
Kansas.
The main campus sits atop Mount Oread – known informally as the Hill – in
Lawrence, Kansas. Other campuses are found
in Overland Park, Wichita, Salina and
Kansas City, which is also home to the
University Hospital and Medical Center.
The Kansas Legislature established KU
under an 1864 charter and the school
opened its classrooms two years later. The
University of Kansas is a member of the
Association of American Universities.
Academics
During the 2010 to 2011 academic year,
enrollment at KU’s Lawrence and Edwards
campuses was 26,266, with an additional
3,196 students enrolled at the KU Medical
School. In 2013, the US News & World
Report rankings cited KU as 106th in the
category of national universities. The
2008 report found that KU was the 18th
most popular university in the country.
KU has a significant liberal arts college
as well as the following schools:
- School of Health Professions
- Architecture, Design and Planning
- Business
- Education
- Engineering
- Arts
- Health Professions
- Public Affairs and Administration
- Music
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Law
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Social Welfare
There is also an honors program with about
300 students.
Financial Aid
KU offers nearly $13 million in
scholarships yearly. Federal grants, loans and
work-study are also available.
Library
KU has several libraries throughout
campus:
- Anschutz Library
- Art & Architecture Library
- Music & Dance Library
- Library Annex
- Spahr Engineering Library
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library
- Watson Library
- Wheat Law Library
Athletics
Known as the Jayhawks, KU sports teams
play in the NCAA Division I and the Big 12
Conference. The school has garnered three
national championships, with the most
recent in June 2013 when the women’s track
and field team took the NCAA outdoor
championship.
Student Housing
There are several on-campus housing
options: residence halls, scholarship
halls and apartments. The eight residence
halls are Corbin, Ellsworth, GSP,
Hashinger, Lewis, McCollum, Oliver and
Templin.
General Information
| Admission Office | Main Address |
| Size Total undergrads: 20,811 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,483 Degree-seeking undergrads: 20,555 Graduate enrollment: 5,471 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
| Application Fee | Enrollment Rates |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $7,146 | $7,725 | $8,206 | $8,733 | +6.42% |
| Books and Supplies | $750 | $800 | $800 | $800 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,144 | $6,474 | $6,802 | $7,070 | +3.94% |
| Other | $3,820 | $4,130 | $4,348 | $4,226 | -2.81% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,230 | $6,592 | $6,854 | $7,070 | +3.15% |
| Other | $3,820 | $4,130 | $4,348 | $4,226 | -2.81% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $17,860 | $19,129 | $20,156 | $20,829 | +3.34% |
| In-state Off Campus | $17,946 | $19,247 | $20,208 | $20,829 | +3.07% |
| In-state with Family | $7,896 | $8,525 | $9,006 | $9,533 | +5.85% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $7,092 |
| In-state Student Fees | $858 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $16,590 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $858 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 2,766 | 62% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 2,087 | 47% | $9,978,770 | $4,781 |
| – Federal grants | 562 | 13% | $2,303,190 | $4,098 |
| – Pell grants | 559 | 13% | $1,799,400 | $3,219 |
| – Other federal grants | 453 | 10% | $503,790 | $1,112 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 470 | 11% | $590,437 | $1,256 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,909 | 43% | $7,085,143 | $3,711 |
| Student loan aid | 1,731 | 39% | $9,151,337 | $5,287 |
| – Federal student loans | 1,711 | 39% | $7,280,008 | $4,255 |
| Other student loans | 171 | 4% | $1,871,329 | $10,943 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 4446 | 1471 | 818 | – | 6 |
| Architecture and Related Services | 41 | 81 | – | – | – |
| Architectural History and Criticism | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 16 | 67 | – | – | – |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 76 | 13 | 6 | – | – |
| African Studies | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 32 | 2 | 6 | – | – |
| European Studies/Civilization | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 10 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Russian Studies | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Women's Studies | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 221 | 15 | 25 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 142 | – | – | – | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | – | 8 | 6 | – | – |
| Entomology | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Microbiology | 20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Molecular Biology | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Pharmacology | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Physiology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Toxicology | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 608 | 258 | 2 | – | – |
| Accounting | 205 | 121 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 63 | 105 | – | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | 24 | 28 | 2 | – | – |
| Construction Management | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Finance | 176 | – | – | – | – |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 92 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 516 | 39 | 8 | – | – |
| Journalism | 300 | 27 | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 216 | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 23 | 22 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 23 | 14 | 3 | – | – |
| Information Technology | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Education | 180 | 265 | 60 | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | 7 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 130 | 23 | – | – |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | – | 22 | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 63 | – | – | – | – |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 24 | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 15 | 12 | 1 | – | – |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 11 | 21 | 4 | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 72 | – | – | – | – |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | – | 62 | 10 | – | – |
| Engineering | 280 | 79 | 19 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 23 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Architectural Engineering | 33 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 48 | 25 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 16 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 14 | 5 | – | – |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering Science | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 63 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| Petroleum Engineering | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering Technology | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 181 | 12 | 6 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 181 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 141 | 18 | 13 | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 6 | 3 | – | – | – |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 | 1 | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 27 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Linguistics | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 57 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 312 | 247 | 392 | – | – |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 38 | – | – | – | – |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | – | 12 | 9 | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 169 | – | – |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Nurse Anesthetist | – | 21 | – | – | – |
| Nursing Science | – | 78 | 12 | – | – |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 26 | 34 | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 132 | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 46 | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 32 | – | – | – |
| Public Health, Other | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 152 | – | – | – | – |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | – | 27 | 4 | – | – |
| History | 123 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| History | 123 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| Human Services | 93 | 184 | 8 | – | – |
| Public Administration | 20 | 40 | 2 | – | – |
| Social Work | 73 | 144 | 6 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 1 | 163 | – | – |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 162 | – | – |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 22 | 12 | 2 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 22 | 12 | 2 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 240 | 43 | 5 | – | – |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Behavioral Sciences | 96 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Human Biology | 85 | – | – | – | – |
| International/Global Studies | 50 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Museology/Museum Studies | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 58 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 58 | – | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 131 | – | – | – | – |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 131 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 80 | 16 | 20 | – | – |
| Astronomy | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 34 | 3 | 14 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 22 | 11 | 4 | – | – |
| Physics | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Psychology | 298 | 38 | 28 | – | 6 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | – | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 20 | 9 | – | – |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Psychology | 282 | 13 | 11 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | – | 1 | – | 6 |
| Social Sciences | 469 | 45 | 23 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 54 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Economics | 151 | 21 | 5 | – | – |
| Geography | 38 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 155 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Sociology | 71 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 339 | 45 | 27 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 65 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Dance | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Design and Visual Communications | 84 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 29 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 58 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 56 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Industrial and Product Design | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Music | 35 | 20 | 21 | – | – |
first majors only.
program is not offered at this award
level.
Undergraduate Majors
| Architecture & Related Programs History/Criticism B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Area Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art B Communications B Arts B Arts B Arts B B Design B Arts B B B B Biological & Biomedical B B Biology B Business, Management, & B B Management B Information Systems B Management B Communications & Journalism B Computer & Information Sciences – General B Education Teacher Education B Education B Education B Education B Engineering Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B Physics B Engineering B B English Language & Studies B Foreign Language & B Health Professions & Disorders B Health Services B History Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics – General B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Sciences B Natural Resources & Studies B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Fitness B Philosophy & Religion B Studies B Physical Sciences B Sciences B B Psychology Psychology B – General B Public Administration & Social Sciences B B B Relations B Science/Government B B | Degree
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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