Also known as

  • University of Kansas
  • Univ of Kansas
  • Kansas University
  • KU
  • Kansas Jayhawks
  • Univ of KS
  • University of KS
  • Kansas Univ
  • Kansas U, KUMC, University of Kansas Medical Center, KU Medical Center, Kansas University Medical Center

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,607
56.4% Female
43.6% Male

Institution Overview

System
Kansas State University System
School Type
Public
Region
Plains IA KS MN MO NE ND SD
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
305
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
110
Doctoral Research
78
Doctoral Professional
8
Distance
11
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.76%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.72%
Asian
3.31%
Black or African American
3.23%
Hispanic or Latino
0.02%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
66.91%
White
2.87%
Two or more races
4.92%
Unknown
14.26%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$65
Admissions Office Web Address
www.admissions.ku.edu

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$9,029
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$21,120

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
110
Master's (Distance)
4
Doctor's Degree Research
78
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Professional
8
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
16
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
2
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
African Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American Indian/Native American Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Cell Biology and Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Child Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy Master's Degree Yes No
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dietetics/Dietitian Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Science Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial and Product Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Latin American Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Legal Studies, General Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree Yes No
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Molecular Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Anesthetist Master's Degree Yes No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Nursing Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Nursing Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Pharmacology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pharmacology and Toxicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Project Management Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Rehabilitation Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Russian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Toxicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,239 2,169 964 106
With faculty status 2,263 2,169 93 1
Tenured 971 967 4 0
On tenure track 321 320 1 0
Not on tenure track 971 882 88 1
Multi-year contract 413 413 0 0
Annual contract 552 463 88 1
Less-than annual contract 6 6 0 0
Without faculty status 976 0 871 105

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$9,029
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$21,120
Financial aid office web address
affordability.ku.edu/financialaid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$5,590
Typical Board
$3,734
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$9,029$21,120
Full time Fees$929$929
Part time, per credit hour$376$880

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $20,490 $929 $35,604 $929
Medicine $33,694 $775 $59,656 $775
Pharmacy $20,636 $934 $38,316 $934

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
Yes
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,607
56.4% Female
43.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.76%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.72%
Asian
3.31%
Black or African American
3.23%
Hispanic or Latino
0.02%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
66.91%
White
2.87%
Two or more races
4.92%
Unknown
14.26%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 32 41
Asian 164 193
Black Or African American 122 196
Hispanic Or Latino 132 178
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 1
Non-resident Alien 750 620
White 2,631 3,797
Two Or More Races 109 167
Unknown 243 230

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,467
42.7% Male
57.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
390
48.5% Male
51.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
563
47.4% Male
52.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
171
49.1% Male
50.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesNo
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone
785-864-2700
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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