KU Housing Costs

$3,390 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What Are the Living Expenses at KU?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at University of Kansas.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at KU

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $6,696 in 2026, with the price of an average meal plan at $4,662. When you add it all up, a typical on-campus student at University of Kansas budgeted around $20,096 in 2026 for room, board, books and other living costs combined.

Discover housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, as well as meals and other expenses at University of Kansas.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$15,482	$14,268
— Housing	$6,696
— Meals	$4,662
Other Living Expenses	$3,390	$3,390
Books and Supplies	$1,224	$1,224
Total	$20,096	$18,882

Room & Board Over Four Years? Four-Year Forecast: $90,196

The price of living on campus is rarely the same in your senior year as it was your first. Projecting the trend helps you plan for all four years instead of only the first.

At the projected rate, four years of on-campus living costs would total roughly $90,196 in room, board and other essentials.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at University of Kansas.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$13,130
Two Years Ago	$13,382
One Year Ago	$14,208
Most Recent Year (2026)	$15,482
One Year From Now *	$16,406
Two Years From Now *	$17,386
Three Years From Now *	$18,424
Four Years From Now *	$19,524

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 6.0% annually. At the same pace next year, the total would be roughly $21,020 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

Projected forward, the last year of a four-year degree runs about $24,138 in year four — and a two-year student about $22,000 in their second and final year.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $90,196 for a four-year degree, versus about $43,020 for a two-year (associate) degree.