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University of Kansas

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District2003

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Kansas?
838th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $6,567 $6,567 $17,250
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $847 $847 $847
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $289 $289 $646
FT Graduate Tuition $6,492 $6,492 $15,510
FT Graduate Required Fees $847 $847 $847
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $341 $341 $717
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $20,156 $20,156 $32,125
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $20,208 $20,208 $32,177
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $13,354 $13,354 $25,323

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $7,146 $7,725 $7,146 $7,725 $17,556 $18,909
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $750 $800
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,144 $6,474
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,820 $4,130
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,230 $6,592
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,820 $4,130
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,820 $4,130

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$30
Graduate Application Fee$65
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 10,902 (5,216 male / 5,686 female)
Admitted 10,003 (4,699 male / 5,304 female)
Admission rate 92%
First-time Enrollment 4,483 (2,201 male / 2,282 female)
FT Enrollment 4,441 (2,181 male / 2,260 female)
PT Enrollment 42 (20 male / 22 female)
Total Enrollment29,242

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Kansas use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFLN/A
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Kansas accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Big Twelve Conference

ACT Test Admission

400th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 98%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 28
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 27
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 27

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity5,260
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$3,554
Board Fee$3,248

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 516 332 396 446 92 8,774 620 11,176
Accounting 20 12 16 34 4 484 50 620
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 8 4 2 40 6 60
African Studies 20 12 4 36
American Indian/Native American Studies 8 2 4 14
American/United States Studies/Civilization 6 2 6 2 2 54 2 74
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Anthropology 2 2 4 4 86 6 104
Architectural Engineering 2 2 56 60
Architectural History and Criticism, General 4 4 2 36 46
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 16 10 8 146 12 192
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 4 6 4 92 4 112
Art Teacher Education 2 18 2 22
Astronomy 6 2 8
Athletic Training/Trainer 2 26 28
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 22 22
Behavioral Sciences 4 4 6 6 2 106 4 132
Biochemistry 4 2 6 16 2 44 6 80
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology 2 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 2 12 20 4 98 2 138
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 6 12 22 196 10 248
Business Administration and Management, General 42 6 8 20 218 18 312
Business/Commerce, General 12 2 6 4 46 4 74
Chemical Engineering 18 2 2 36 2 60
Chemistry, General 6 2 14 26 4 52
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 2 2 2 38 2 46
Civil Engineering, General 10 4 4 2 114 6 140
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 8 4 12
Clinical Child Psychology 4 2 6
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 2 4 2 4 34 46
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS, PhD) 4 2 6
Communication Disorders, General 2 2 2 4 56 4 70
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2 4 4 60 2 72
Computer Engineering, General 10 2 10 6 28
Computer and Information Sciences, General 20 2 70 2 94
Construction Management 2 4 6
Counseling Psychology 36 2 38
Creative Writing 12 2 14
Curriculum and Instruction 26 4 10 2 178 8 228
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 6 6
Dance, General 2 12 14
Design and Visual Communications, General 10 4 2 14 112 2 144
Developmental and Child Psychology 24 2 26
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 2 2 2 74 84
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 20 4 24
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2 2 2 18 6 32
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 4 2 6
Economics, General 34 8 10 20 286 10 368
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 14 14
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 36 2 4 48 10 100
Elementary Education and Teaching 4 2 4 74 20 104
Engineering Physics 6 4 10
Engineering Science 2 2 4
Engineering/Industrial Management 8 4 2 6 50 8 78
English Language and Literature, General 2 12 6 12 316 18 366
Entomology 2 2 4
Environmental Studies 4 2 2 66 2 76
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 4 6 10
European Studies/Civilization
Film/Cinema Studies 2 2 2 90 4 100
Finance, General 14 4 12 244 8 282
Fine/Studio Arts, General 2 10 4 134 10 160
French Language and Literature 2 2 42 46
Geography 2 2 2 70 4 80
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 30 4 36
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 12 6 20
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 4 22 26
Health and Physical Education, General 18 16 8 4 256 6 308
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4 8 2 2 2 48 66
History, General 2 4 16 8 4 218 14 266
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 2 6 46 8 62
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 18 2 22
Industrial Design 2 2 4
International/Global Studies 4 2 4 2 12 4 28
Journalism 22 6 20 6 10 522 24 610
Latin American Studies 2 12 6 20
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 6 2 8
Linguistics 4 24 8 36
Logistics and Materials Management 2 8 10
Management Information Systems, General 2 4 28 34
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 4 4 4 10 2 158 4 186
Mathematics, General 12 2 4 36 2 56
Mechanical Engineering 14 2 6 6 102 4 134
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) 6 16 22
Microbiology, General 10 30 2 42
Molecular Biology 2 4 6 18 4 34
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 2 2 6
Museology/Museum Studies 2 18 2 22
Music Teacher Education 2 40 42
Music Therapy/Therapist 2 14 2 18
Music, General 4 2 4 2 64 8 84
Neuroscience 2 2
Nurse Anesthetist 2 4 30 2 38
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 2 8 6 8 120 144
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 14 12 14 262 2 304
Nutrition Sciences 4 28 2 34
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 2 4 2 110 2 120
Petroleum Engineering 2 2
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 2 4 6
Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 2 6 10
Philosophy 2 4 36 2 44
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 4 6 4 4 2 74 2 96
Physics, General 10 2 18 4 34
Physiology, General 2 2
Political Science and Government, General 4 6 20 10 4 272 20 336
Psychology, General 8 20 32 18 478 16 572
Public Administration 8 4 8 108 6 134
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 4 4 2 10 2 30 6 58
Public Health, Other 6 6
Religion/Religious Studies 2 2 16 8 28
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 6 2 2 6 4 20
Russian Studies 2 2
School Psychology 18 2 20
Secondary Education and Teaching 4 2 90 28 124
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 12 2 16
Social Work 4 30 20 6 8 344 52 464
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 6 6
Sociology 2 12 12 6 2 120 8 162
Spanish Language and Literature 14 2 84 2 102
Special Education and Teaching, General 14 90 12 116
Speech and Rhetorical Studies 12 16 8 10 4 374 18 442
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 4 2 58 6 72
Women's Studies 4 2 12 18

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Kansas 257th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $86,957 ($93,647 male / $75,807 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,152 (720 male / 432 female)
Number of PT Faculty 579
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $24,551,411

Local News for University of Kansas

U. Kansas students finding fewer jobs

August is approaching, and for most students that means moving in, seeing old friends and finding a part-time job. After University of Kansas budget cuts in the midst of a recession, even part-time jobs for students in school may be competitive.

U. Kansas prof uses stimulus money for pot study

The stimulus package has been flowing into the University of Kansas through grants for research this year with the running total reaching almost $1 million. One of the research studies funded will look at how marijuana affects the brain.

Column: It’s time U. Kansas tightens its admission standards

The University of Kansas has long been on the verge of greatness. And, while the university has made great strides in some areas, such as research and athletics, the current admission standards ensure a constant flock of unprepared students who are unequipped to succeed here and who will ultimately fail or drop out.

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