University of Kansas

Quick Facts

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Location: Midwest
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Public
Size: Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Jayhawks
Nickname: KU
Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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University of Kansas From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. The University was founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence under a charter from the Kansas Legislature. It also received assistance from former Kansas Governor Charles Robinson and his wife Sara, who donated 40 acres (160,000 m²) of Mount Oread land, and philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence, who made sizable monetary donations.

The University's Medical Center and Hospital are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The KU Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metro area. There are also educational/research sites in Parsons, Topeka and a branch of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita.

Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 26,342 students; an additional 2,918 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for a total enrollment of 29,260 students across the three campuses. The Lawrence campus and KU Medical Center combined employ 2,201 faculty members.

KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the Beach Center on Disability, and radio station KJHK. The university is host to several notable museums including the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, the KU Museum of Anthropology, and the Spencer Museum of Art. The University is one of 60 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities.

Academics

The University is a large, state-sponsored university. In addition to a large liberal arts college, it has schools of Allied Health, Architecture and Urban Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Welfare. (The study of academic sociology originated at the University in 1890.) The University also operates a selective Honors Program, with approximately 300 undergraduate students admitted each year, offering classes in many of these areas.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 20,447
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 98%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 13,277
Students Receiving Aid: 48%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 30
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 98%
Part-Time 2%
Men vs. Women
Women 52%
Men 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 84%
Other 7%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 3%
African-American 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 69%
Out-of-State 31%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Kansas 69%
Missouri 7%
Illinois 5%
Texas 3%
Minnesota 2%
Percent of Students International: 5%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 22%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Big Twelve Conference)
Basketball (Big Twelve Conference)
Baseball (Big Twelve Conference)
Track (Big Twelve Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 4,824 $ 13,277  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 589 $ 589  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,887 12%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,184 6%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 2,181 37%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,322 35%  
Any Aid:
  48%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 69% (Selective)
Test Scores  
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 99%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 21, Verbal: 21, Math: 20
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 27, Verbal: 27, Math: 27

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 30.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Not Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at University of Kansas

Bachelor's Level Majors

College Advice

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Hello ..can any1 please give me info on the University of Kansas.. How's the Graduate course prg, electrical department .... also how is life like in kansas, Lawrence .. ?
20 months ago
Best Answer
Univ of Kansas is pretty ok. The electrical department is ok. Nothing too great. The graduate program is like any Tier 2 univ in the US. Life in Kansas is relaxed, easy, and cheap. For more info on the university, go to http://www.ku.edu/

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  • Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas [source]
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  • Chi Omega Fountain, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    Chi Omega Fountain, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas [source]
  • Frasier Hall, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    Frasier Hall, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas [source]