University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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Tuition & Fees

$15,090

$32,802

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
670
25th
550
75th
670
25th
540
75th
28
25th
20
75th
27
25th
18
75th
28
25th
21
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undergraduateRatios

46%

male

54%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Not Selective

87%

acceptance rate

Accepted 14,234
Declined 1,970
Total Received 16,204
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Public

19,241

undergraduate students

7,467

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1865, University of Kansas is a public, four-year, research university that is known for its programs in engineering, law, and medicine. It is located on a 1,000-acre campus in Lawrence, Kansas—40 miles from Kansas City.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 26,708
Established in 1865
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

1,000-acre campus in Lawrence (population: 98,000); branch campus in Overland Park; medical centers in Kansas City, Salina, and Wichita. Served by bus and train; major airport serves Kansas City. Public transportation serves campus and town.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

University of Kansas
1502 Iowa Street
Lawrence, KS
66045-7576

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
25%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
68%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
no
Alcohol is not permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
29%
Top 1/4
55%
Top 1/2
83%
Bottom 1/2
17%
Bottom 1/4
3%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
670
25th
550
75th
670
25th
540
75th
28
25th
20
75th
27
25th
18
75th
28
25th
21

Admissions Facts

Application fee $40
Other application fee (may be waived in specific circumstances)
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) August 19
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Not Selective

87%

acceptance rate

Accepted 14,234
Declined 1,970
Total Received 16,204

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Secondary School Rank
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

91%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$10,373

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $11,700
Housing $6,378
Food $4,440
Additional fees $3,390
Books & supplies $1,224
Total $27,132
Average Financial Aid - $10,373
Total with Avg. Aid $16,759

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Financial Aid Office


P: 785 864-4700
financialaid@ku.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Rowing yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes
Tennis yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

baseball, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Club Sports - Women's

lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Intramural/Recreational Sports

badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, crew, cycling, disc golf, extreme dodgeball, flag football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, jujitsu, quidditch, racquetball, rock climbing, running, sailing, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming/diving, tae kwon do, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), walleyball, water polo, water skiing

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Big 12 Conference (Football I-A)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
American Sign Language (ASL) yes
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence yes
Ancient Studies/Civilization yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Applied Statistics, General yes
Architectural Engineering yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Astronomy yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes yes
Audiology/Audiologist yes yes
Behavioral Sciences yes yes yes
Biochemistry yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes
Bioinformatics yes
Biological and Physical Sciences yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Biotechnology yes
Botany/Plant Biology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business/Commerce, General yes yes yes
Cell Biology and Anatomy yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Child Psychology yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist yes
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy yes
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other yes yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling yes
Computational Biology yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Construction Management, General yes
Counseling Psychology yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist yes
Dance, General yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes
Engineering Science yes yes
Engineering, Other yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Entomology yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes yes yes
Finance, General yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
Gerontology yes
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator yes
Health Policy Analysis yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
History, General yes yes yes
Homeland Security yes
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management yes yes
Human Biology yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Industrial and Product Design yes yes
Information Technology yes yes
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes
International/Globalization Studies yes yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Informatics yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology yes yes
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry yes yes
Microbiology, General yes yes yes
Molecular Biology yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes
Museology/Museum Studies yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music Therapy/Therapist yes yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nurse Anesthetist yes yes
Nursing Science yes yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology yes yes
Organizational Leadership yes
Petroleum Engineering yes yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design yes yes
Pharmacology yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology yes yes
Pharmacy yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, General yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Project Management yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Administration yes yes yes
Public Health, General yes
Public Health, Other yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Rehabilitation Science yes
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes yes yes
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist yes
School Psychology yes yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social Work yes yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General yes
Statistics, General yes
Toxicology yes yes

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Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

26,708

total students

58%

in-state

42%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

72%

19,241
students

Female
54%
10,298

Male
46%
8,943

28%

7,467
students

Female
58%
4,312

Male
42%
3,155

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

87%

16,801
students

Female
53%
8,972

Male
47%
7,829

13%

2,440
students

Female
54%
1,326

Male
46%
1,114

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Student Break-down

4%
Nonresident aliens
4%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
6%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9%
Hispanic/Latino
69%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
5%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements High School GPA: 2.50
College GPA: 2.50
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: August 15

Spring: January 12

Summer: May 31

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 109
Countries most often represented China
India
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Viet Nam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
Host family program
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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