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University of Kansas

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Lawrence, KS
Population 150,000
Website http://www.ku.edu
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,857
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 64%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 53%
From Region 21%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 23%
Health Sciences 13%
Engineering 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Arts 8%
Education 5%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,102
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,432
Est. In-State Cost $15,655
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,367
10-Year ROI $191,000
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $351M #58
Humanities & Social Sciences $16M #95
Engineering, Computing & Math $43M #124
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 601 #30
Humanities & Social Sciences 330 #66
Engineering, Computing & Math 47 #102

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 1110 – 1260
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 540 – 650
ACT Range 20 – 28

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 263 78% / 22% 10% $84,567 96%
Computer Science 147 — 83% / 17% 14% $94,912 96 95%
Information Technology 26 — 92% / 8% 0% $94,912 96 95%
Astronomy 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $69,229 77 —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $60,024 60 —
Chemistry 20 +1 45% / 55% 5% $63,985 68 —
Geosciences 11 — 64% / 36% 9% $60,601 61 95%
Mathematics 32 — 78% / 22% 6% $63,607 67 100%
Physics 15 — 73% / 27% 20% $70,336 78 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 1,070 56% / 44% 3% $78,897 96%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 124 — 32% / 68% 2% $73,613 82 97%
Accounting 117 +17 50% / 50% 2% $79,167 87 100%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $75,371 84 —
Business Analytics 66 +20 77% / 23% 9% $105,482 98 100%
Finance 158 +17 79% / 21% 4% $90,997 94 95%
General Business 147 +1 63% / 37% 1% $67,236 74 94%
Logistics 35 +10 60% / 40% 6% $85,307 91 93%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 33 +5 79% / 21% 12% $81,103 88 100%
Marketing 169 +10 47% / 53% 2% $83,828 90 98%
Organizational Leadership 48 +14 33% / 67% 2% $85,307 91 93%
Project Management 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $85,307 91 93%
Sports Management 99 — 81% / 19% 2% $73,613 82 97%
Public Administration 8 +4 62% / 38% 0% $58,908 57 95%
Social Work 63 — 11% / 89% 0% $45,517 20 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Human Sciences 1,248 36% / 64% 3% $56,013 94%
Environmental Studies 59 +2 31% / 69% 2% $53,593 43 100%
Human Biology 100 — 29% / 71% 1% $68,991 76 96%
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,820 60 —
Economics 37 +2 62% / 38% 14% $77,286 85 98%
African Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $52,848 41 —
American Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $53,182 42 —
Anthropology 13 +2 8% / 92% 0% $42,595 13 90%
Behavioral Sciences 38 +6 8% / 92% 3% $50,529 34 100%
Classical Languages 5 +5 80% / 20% 0% $58,534 57 —
East Asian Languages 17 +6 18% / 82% 0% $57,005 53 —
English 66 +8 27% / 73% 0% $42,597 13 87%
French 9 +4 33% / 67% 0% $58,919 58 86%
Geography and Environmental Studies 6 +1 50% / 50% 33% $57,978 55 —
German Studies 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,064 41 —
History 32 +5 78% / 22% 0% $57,757 55 95%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,045 53 88%
Intercultural and International Studies 20 +4 10% / 90% 10% $46,343 22 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,895 41 —
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,626 34 —
Journalism 170 — 24% / 76% 3% $62,205 65 96%
Linguistics 16 +2 44% / 56% 0% $57,745 54 —
Philosophy 9 +6 78% / 22% 0% $52,587 40 —
Political Science 96 +22 49% / 51% 4% $67,019 73 97%
Religion/Religious Studies 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $50,755 35 —
Russian and Slavic Studies — +1 — — $53,154 42 —
Slavic Languages 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,515 57 —
Sociology 25 +10 20% / 80% 4% $60,399 61 94%
Spanish 8 +8 12% / 88% 0% $58,919 58 86%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 80 +8 50% / 50% 2% $60,475 61 97%
Women's Studies 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $52,232 39 —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% / 100% 7% $48,044 27 92%
Elementary Education 57 — 7% / 93% 0% $48,044 27 92%
General Education 101 — 55% / 45% 7% $57,045 53 88%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $51,064 36 90%
Secondary Education and Teaching 29 — 41% / 59% 3% $48,044 27 92%
Art Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,064 36 90%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $34,492 4 91%
Dance 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,813 8 —
Design and Visual Communications 60 — 38% / 62% 2% $57,249 53 92%
Film Studies 57 +1 53% / 47% 4% $36,506 6 87%
Fine/Studio Arts 20 +1 20% / 80% 10% $34,492 4 91%
Music 21 — 52% / 48% 0% $39,926 9 —
Music Education 16 — 81% / 19% 0% $51,064 36 90%
Theater 14 — 36% / 64% 7% $40,270 10 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 523 62% / 38% 7% $84,586 96%
Aerospace Engineering 69 — 77% / 23% 6% $90,488 94 97%
Architectural Engineering 24 — 33% / 67% 12% $82,633 89 100%
Chemical Engineering 71 — 48% / 52% 3% $86,557 92 100%
Civil Engineering 47 — 66% / 34% 11% $89,289 93 100%
Computer Engineering 15 — 87% / 13% 13% $111,072 99 96%
Electrical Engineering 28 — 89% / 11% 11% $98,959 97 90%
Engineering Physics 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $91,974 94 —
Mechanical Engineering 128 — 80% / 20% 9% $94,190 95 94%
Petroleum Engineering 6 — 83% / 17% 50% $93,860 95 88%
Legal Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,267 48 —
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 104 — 46% / 54% 2% $63,430 67 —
Interior Architecture 21 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,725 66 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 907 24% / 76% 3% $69,548 93%
Biochemistry 49 +1 33% / 67% 4% $70,115 78 96%
Biology 28 — 32% / 68% 4% $60,261 61 96%
Biotechnology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,469 75 —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 52 +1 37% / 63% 8% $68,880 76 —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30 — 27% / 73% 0% $51,520 37 —
Microbiology 41 — 51% / 49% 2% $64,544 69 87%
Molecular Biology 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $70,115 78 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $77,022 85 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 35 +3 3% / 97% 0% $59,399 59 86%
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 21 — 10% / 90% 5% $69,335 77 95%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 19 — 21% / 79% 0% $70,128 78 —
Music Therapy/Therapist 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $70,157 78 100%
Nursing 187 — 12% / 88% 1% $82,749 89 97%
Pharmacy 71 — 41% / 59% 4% $139,238 100 100%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 20 — 35% / 65% 0% $64,111 68 100%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $70,129 78 —
Psychology 274 +15 20% / 80% 4% $49,969 32 89%
Research & Experimental Psychology 39 — 28% / 72% 3% $50,799 35 —

Rankings

Engineering

Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Black Gold Elite

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Read the Slides

Health Sciences

Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Required Reading
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Live at 11 with the Local Affiliate
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
Feelings, But With Error Bars Research & Experimental Psychology
Under-the-Radar Lab Rats
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Grammar Nerds

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Dodgeball Dynasty
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
IEP Architects