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University of Kansas is a public national university located in Lawrence, Kansas. University of Kansas is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at University of Kansas is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,386 10 years after enrolling, 2nd in Kansas, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, University of Kansas bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. University of Kansas is ranked 1st in Kansas.
University of Kansas’s median net annual cost of $20,257 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at University of Kansas sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Journalism, Health & Fitness, Registered Nursing, Accounting, Marketing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,257
Average years to graduate
4.6
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #155
Economic score: 1.87
Business Administration
Rank: #116
Economic score: 2.04
Computer science
Rank: #156
Economic score: 2.1
Finance
Rank: #127
Economic score: 2.45
Business and Commerce
Rank: #50
Economic score: 3.29
Economics
Rank: #211
Economic score: 3.77
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #165
Economic score: 4.4
Education
Rank: #39
Economic score: 5.09
Biology
Rank: #301
Economic score: 6.37
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #183
Economic score: 9.32
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at University of Kansas - Business Administration, Social Work, Accounting, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educ. Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Registered Nursing
Rank: #218
Economic score: 0.45
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #59
Economic score: 0.46
Public Administration
Rank: #81
Economic score: 0.59
Urban/community planning
Rank: #13
Economic score: 0.6
Nutrition Sciences
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.65
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #81
Economic score: 0.7
Public Health
Rank: #103
Economic score: 0.87
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #93
Economic score: 0.89
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #137
Economic score: 1.04
Music
Rank: #83
Economic score: 1.91
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at University of Kansas is 17% higher than the state average, and 1% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At University of Kansas, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at University of Kansas graduates within 4.6 years.
University of Kansas is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
University of Kansas’s economic mobility score of 14.32 is calculated by adjusting the 2.37 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. University of Kansas’s EMS of 14.32 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at University of Kansas pays $20,257 a year, $5,219 less than the $25,476 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,257
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At University of Kansas, 80% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,257 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 41% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,002. This is 13% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,220
Pell grants
$4,532
State grants
$1,215
Institutional grants
$9,784
University of Kansas offers 7 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level University of Kansas offers 16 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
23
Percentage of programs online
10%
University of Kansas's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 92% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 15,275 applicants, of which 14,129 were admitted and 4,119 enrolled. University of Kansas has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
69%
59%
In-state
58%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
70%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%