University of Kansas

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 1,600 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,193
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 53%
From Region 21%
Athletes 539 (2.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 289 74% 58% 16% 4% 7% 10% $105,622 96 +0.06 97 95%
Computer Science 171 — 79% 52% 20% 4% 6% 12% $118,419 49 -0.19 99 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $110,735 91 +0.90 98 — — — — —
Information Technology 24 — 96% 62% 12% 8% 8% 0% $118,419 86 +0.98 99 96% — — — —
Astronomy 6 — 100% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $78,917 37 -0.34 82 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,411 66 +0.30 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 28 — 36% 50% 21% 11% 7% 7% $83,993 91 +1.20 86 — — — — —
Geosciences 7 — 71% 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% $70,789 80 +0.52 72 100% — — — —
Mathematics 31 +1 61% 81% 3% 0% 3% 10% $75,599 45 -0.37 78 94% — — — —
Physics 12 — 83% 58% 8% 0% 17% 17% $79,799 39 -0.27 83 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 1,247 56% 76% 5% 3% 8% 3% $88,107 86 +0.67 89 97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 183 — 32% 75% 4% 2% 11% 1% $71,406 84 +1.12 73 95% — — — —
Accounting 165 +29 57% 77% 4% 2% 9% 2% $92,282 67 +0.34 91 96% — — — —
Business Administration and Management — — — — — — — — $86,879 78 +0.48 88 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 63 +16 70% 60% 13% 2% 10% 11% $117,044 93 +1.41 98 100% — — — —
Finance 208 +21 82% 81% 4% 1% 6% 3% $101,664 63 +0.09 95 97% — — — —
General Business 161 +4 61% 80% 4% 2% 6% 2% $87,217 80 +0.50 88 97% — — — —
Logistics 43 +4 77% 81% 7% 2% 2% 5% $86,879 39 -0.32 88 98% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 21 +5 76% 43% 33% 0% 5% 10% $110,676 88 +1.04 98 96% — — — —
Marketing 192 +7 39% 78% 3% 5% 6% 2% $91,772 84 +1.10 91 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 50 +6 56% 78% 4% 0% 8% 2% $86,879 85 +0.79 88 98% — — — —
Project Management 12 — 50% 58% 33% 8% 0% 0% $86,879 39 -0.32 88 98% — — — —
Sports Management 86 — 71% 76% 0% 7% 3% 7% $71,406 83 +1.07 73 95% — — — —
Public Administration 10 +4 30% 30% 0% 10% 40% 0% $65,618 32 -0.49 63 100% — — — —
Social Work 53 — 19% 74% 2% 2% 17% 0% $59,450 86 +0.73 48 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Human Sciences 1,362 35% 74% 3% 5% 10% 2% $68,019 37 +0.87 67 96% 6.9%
Human Biology 101 +1 16% 55% 14% 4% 19% 1% $76,982 82 +0.67 80 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 61 +2 43% 79% 2% 2% 11% 2% $69,442 91 +1.36 70 97% — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 15 — 0% 80% 0% 13% 0% 0% $63,966 61 +0.24 60 — — — — —
Economics 40 +1 80% 57% 2% 10% 2% 22% $89,295 46 -0.33 89 94% — — — —
African Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,545 63 +0.18 54 — — — — —
American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $61,256 62 +0.16 53 — — — — —
Classical Languages 12 +8 25% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $64,903 73 +0.61 62 — — — — —
East Asian Languages 14 +8 36% 50% 14% 0% 0% 14% $64,758 73 +0.60 61 — — — — —
English 61 +7 18% 84% 3% 3% 3% 0% $56,590 74 +0.51 41 94% — — — —
French 8 +5 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,318 92 +1.18 73 94% — — — —
German Studies — +1 — — — — — — $62,507 65 +0.26 56 — — — — —
History 39 +10 54% 87% 3% 3% 3% 0% $59,971 75 +0.30 50 91% 6.5% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 62% 75% 12% 12% 0% 0% $61,923 81 +0.44 55 — — — — —
Jewish Studies 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,310 90 +1.17 51 — — — — —
Linguistics 15 +4 27% 67% 20% 0% 0% 0% $40,815 3 -1.54 7 95% — — — —
Philosophy 19 +2 58% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $68,518 77 +0.53 68 94% — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,798 90 +1.10 49 — — — — —
Russian and Slavic Studies — — — — — — — — $62,988 68 +0.30 57 — — — — —
Slavic Languages 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,740 71 +0.51 59 — — — — —
Spanish 8 +9 38% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $71,318 92 +1.18 73 94% — — — —
Women's Studies 9 +5 0% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $61,211 74 +0.61 53 — — — — —
Anthropology 22 +5 36% 77% 5% 5% 9% 0% $51,058 29 -0.53 26 100% 11.6% — — —
Behavioral Sciences 36 +6 11% 78% 6% 0% 6% 0% $60,441 82 +0.82 51 94% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 6 +2 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $69,035 83 +0.79 69 — — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies — — — — — — — — $75,882 97 +1.72 79 95% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 18 +4 28% 61% 0% 0% 22% 0% $64,882 31 -0.41 62 89% — — — —
Journalism 206 +1 24% 81% 0% 3% 11% 0% $81,385 96 +2.13 84 98% — — — —
Political Science 109 +14 44% 72% 6% 2% 15% 0% $76,058 66 +0.28 79 96% — — — —
Sociology 19 +6 16% 37% 11% 5% 37% 0% $62,046 78 +0.47 55 100% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 88 +6 50% 75% 1% 10% 9% 2% $73,416 88 +1.08 76 97% 5.9% — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,940 76 +0.39 36 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 60 — 5% 77% 0% 2% 12% 2% $54,940 76 +0.39 36 98% — — — —
General Education 102 — 57% 65% 3% 19% 4% 2% $75,882 98 +2.44 79 95% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $58,614 59 +0.11 46 97% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 33 — 48% 85% 0% 3% 12% 0% $54,940 53 -0.01 36 98% — — — —
Art Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,614 93 +1.26 46 97% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,380 31 -0.50 13 92% — — — —
Dance 10 — 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,960 50 -0.01 10 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 75 — 32% 76% 3% 4% 11% 1% $63,184 67 +0.24 58 96% — — — —
Film Studies 51 +1 43% 80% 0% 2% 4% 2% $55,092 84 +0.88 37 96% — — — —
Music 29 +2 59% 76% 3% 3% 7% 7% $49,571 61 +0.30 22 — — — — —
Music Education 14 — 36% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $58,614 95 +1.28 46 97% — — — —
Theater 16 +1 31% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $51,147 90 +1.08 26 100% — — — —
Visual Art 26 — 27% 73% 0% 0% 15% 8% $45,380 43 -0.15 13 92% — — — —
Security Science and Technology, General 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $72,233 42 -0.23 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 453 66% 71% 8% 3% 8% 6% $98,588 93 +0.62 94 98%
Aerospace Engineering 61 — 72% 72% 8% 2% 7% 10% $110,613 90 +1.04 98 100% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 29 — 66% 59% 10% 0% 14% 7% $97,809 81 +0.78 94 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 63 — 56% 70% 11% 5% 2% 8% $113,482 81 +0.82 98 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 42 — 64% 74% 5% 5% 5% 2% $104,258 98 +1.70 96 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 17 — 76% 82% 12% 0% 0% 0% $126,638 77 +0.45 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 22 — 86% 64% 18% 5% 5% 9% $109,806 41 -0.34 97 90% — — — —
Engineering Physics 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $107,793 83 +0.70 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 103 — 87% 71% 8% 2% 10% 4% $100,601 62 +0.18 95 99% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $116,977 61 +0.14 98 100% — — — —
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 83 — 53% 71% 5% 4% 12% 7% $71,925 72 +0.44 74 — — — — —
Interior Architecture 18 — 11% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $70,871 66 +0.32 72 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 3 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $67,546 88 +1.05 67 — — — — —
Legal Studies 4 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $67,776 88 +1.09 67 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Professions 957 25% 67% 10% 4% 9% 3% $79,839 72 +0.75 83 95% 5.4%
Biochemistry 48 — 54% 67% 15% 0% 8% 4% $80,764 82 +0.83 83 96% — — — —
Biology 32 — 31% 31% 34% 9% 12% 0% $67,840 58 +0.16 67 90% — — — —
Biotechnology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,057 80 +0.67 82 — — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 72 — 32% 60% 21% 6% 4% 6% $80,538 81 +0.81 83 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 28 +1 61% 82% 7% 0% 4% 0% $62,775 82 +0.72 57 — — — — —
Microbiology 26 — 50% 58% 12% 0% 12% 12% $72,080 61 +0.24 74 100% — — — —
Molecular Biology 8 — 25% 38% 12% 12% 12% 0% $80,764 82 +0.83 83 96% — — — —
Allied Health 13 — 8% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $68,586 55 +0.01 68 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 11 — 27% 64% 18% 9% 9% 0% $79,248 59 +0.14 82 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 53 +3 4% 75% 8% 4% 4% 0% $68,651 83 +0.85 69 100% — — — —
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 14 — 7% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $80,272 88 +0.81 83 94% — — — —
Health Sciences 19 — 21% 68% 11% 11% 5% 0% $75,217 74 +0.46 78 — — — — —
Music Therapy/Therapist 16 — 6% 75% 0% 0% 6% 12% $77,847 82 +0.64 81 100% — — — —
Nursing 185 — 12% 77% 6% 2% 8% 1% $92,067 59 -0.02 91 96% 2.9% — — —
Pharmacy 69 — 36% 62% 9% 0% 7% 9% $148,120 90 +1.03 100 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 20 — 25% 60% 0% 15% 15% 5% $68,586 46 -0.11 68 100% — — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 16 — 38% 44% 19% 6% 12% 6% $72,478 78 +0.32 75 — — — — —
Psychology 276 +19 23% 67% 4% 4% 13% 2% $64,338 94 +1.41 60 90% 7.1% — — —
Research & Experimental Psychology 48 — 29% 52% 27% 2% 8% 4% $68,812 81 +0.82 69 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,404
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,389
Est. In-State Cost $16,046
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,605
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.5% 1,057 63% 75% 5% 3% 6% 4% $92,457 77 +0.55 91 97% —
Social Sciences 20.7% 891 29% 71% 4% 4% 13% 1% $70,083 87 +1.18 71 95% 7.1%
Health Sciences 13.9% 598 21% 74% 6% 3% 8% 2% $86,708 80 +0.59 88 97% 2.9%
Engineering 8.0% 345 73% 70% 9% 3% 7% 6% $107,077 68 +0.67 97 98% —
Arts 7.7% 331 39% 78% 2% 3% 9% 4% $60,206 83 +0.44 50 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 318 34% 58% 17% 4% 11% 3% $75,901 89 +0.65 79 97% —
Humanities 4.8% 205 36% 80% 4% 3% 4% 1% $60,085 76 +0.40 50 93% 6.5%
Education 4.7% 203 40% 71% 1% 11% 8% 1% $65,553 94 +1.35 63 96% —
Computer Science 4.6% 198 81% 54% 19% 4% 7% 11% $118,303 63 -0.03 99 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 91 59% 68% 11% 3% 7% 9% $78,031 48 +0.25 81 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 61 43% 79% 2% 2% 11% 2% $69,442 88 +1.36 70 97% —
Professional 0.2% 10 40% 60% 10% 20% 10% 0% $69,044 53 +0.68 69 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $248M #39 42% $38.5M 16 #106 159 79
Education $97.5M #1 33% $0 66 #36 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $64.2M #75 57% $0.5M 47 #56 364 63
Humanities & Social Sciences $38.2M #57 66% $0.2M 137 #28 293 12
Physical Sciences & Math $37.4M #89 53% $1.7M 31 #93 268 22
Engineering $33.3M #124 61% $2.4M 28 #111 205 23
Computer Science $8.4M #100 75% $0.1M 6 #124 45 —
Agriculture & Food Science $2.5M #118 26% $0.1M 5 #72 42 3
Business & Economics $2.3M #150 32% $0.1M 15 #90 23 —
Total $531M #58 46% $43.7M 351 #64 1,399 202

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $1.3M $3.1M -$1.8M
Football 122 $37.1M $34.5M $2.6M
Baseball 39 $2.2M $4.5M -$2.3M
Basketball 19 $21.9M $19.7M $2.2M
Golf 12 $531K $1.2M -$701K
Total 265 $63.1M $63.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 141 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Rowing 70 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 30 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Softball 23 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Volleyball 19 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Basketball 14 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Golf 10 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 7 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Total 274 $24.3M $24.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 286 $4.8M $6.6M -$1.8M
Football 122 $37.1M $34.5M $2.6M
Rowing 70 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Baseball 39 $2.2M $4.5M -$2.3M
Swimming & Diving 34 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Basketball 33 $27.4M $25.2M $2.2M
Soccer 30 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Softball 23 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Golf 22 $1.8M $2.5M -$701K
Volleyball 19 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Tennis 7 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Total 539 $173.7M $159.9M $13.8M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 92% 94%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 1080 – 1280
SAT Math Range 520 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 590