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University of Kansas Data & Information Overview

446 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
92% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Kansas Ranked?

#141 Best Colleges in Nation
#1 Best Colleges in KS
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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University of Kansas was awarded 446 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, KU is ranked #141 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when KU held the #197 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 47 colleges in Kansas, KU is ranked at #1.

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Is It Hard to Get Into KU?

92% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 92%, KU has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to KU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Kansas  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Kansas  ( 540 to 670 )
200
800
KU received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Kansas  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36

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University of Kansas Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
85% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Kansas, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Kansas is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  85 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Kansas

85% Freshmen Retention
48% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Kansas enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at KU for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  48 out of 100
0
100

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University of Kansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,439 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,135 undergraduates at KU with 16,439 being full-time and 2,696 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Kansas Cost?

$20,257 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
$28,008 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of KU is $20,257. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for KU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,666 $16,288 $18,586 $22,804 $24,161

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of KU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At KU, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,002 a year. That adds up to $28,008 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at KU is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do KU Graduates Make?

$56,386 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from KU make about $56,386 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future KU graduates since it is 33% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Kansas

Kansas State
16,439 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Lawrence, Kansas, University of Kansas is a public institution. Lawrence is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for KU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-2700
Website: https://ku.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KUNews

University of Kansas Majors

112 Majors With Completions
4,488 Undergraduate Degrees
2,486 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 112 majors graduated from University of Kansas. Of these students, 4,488 received undergraduate degrees and 2,486 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 282 $31,421
Journalism 237 $37,913
Health & Physical Education 214 $28,152
Finance & Financial Management 204 $49,456
Nursing 204 $56,568
Marketing 175 $41,682
Accounting 168 $45,224
General Biology 153 $30,471
Communication & Media Studies 150 $35,383
General Business/Commerce 141 $45,341

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Kansas along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at KU

53% Take At Least One Class Online
10% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 14,174 students took at least one online class at University of Kansas. This is a decrease from the 22,013 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 14,174 2,810
2019-2020 22,013 5,043
2018-2019 8,005 1,982
2017-2018 7,269 2,041
2016-2017 7,012 2,069

Learn more about online learning at University of Kansas.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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