University Of Kansas
Location and Contact Information
Lawrence, KS 66045USA
Main Tel: (785) 864-2700
Web Site
The campus is in a small city.
Overview
The University of Kansas is a public research university founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence under a charter from the Kansas Legislature.
The main campus of the University of Kansas, also known as KU, occupies 1000 acres atop and around Mount Oread in Lawrence. The campus, distinguished by crimson roof lines against the skyline, can be seen for miles.
The KU Medical Center, which occupies several city blocks in Kansas City, is home to the academic schools of allied health, medicine and nursing, clinics, and research centers.
The Edwards Campus offers courses for adult students. The university also has a clinical campus of the School of Medicine in Wichita as well as educational and research facilities throughout Kansas.
Forbes Magazine named KU among only 10 as "IQ campuses" for trailblazing research. The university is also one of only 34 public universities in a select group of North American schools chosen on the basis of national significance in graduate studies and research.
The U.S. News & World Report of 2009 ranked KU 89th in its Best National Universities listing.
KU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:
- Liberal Arts College
- School of Allied Health
- School of Architecture
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Engineering
- School of Fine Arts
- School of Journalism
- School of Law
- School of Mass Communication
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Social Welfare
- School of Urban Planning
KU's sports teams are known as the Kansas Jayhawks.
Notable alumni of the University of Kansas include Kathleen Sibelius, current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bob Dole, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate; Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics winner; Nancy Landon Kassebaum, first female U.S. Senator elected in her own right; playwright William Inge; actors Mandy Patinkin and Paul Rudd; Sara Paretsky, mystery writer; and Wilt Chamberlain, two-time All-American and NBA Hall of Famer.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in fine arts, therapy and counseling, medicine, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Distance learning is available.
- Weekend study is an option.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
- Athlete financial aid is awarded.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 8,206 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 20,175 |
| Room | $ 3,554 |
| Board | $ 3,248 |
| Books and supplies | $ 800 |
| Other | $ 4,348 |
Financial Aid
University Of Kansas participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 62% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 47% | $4,781 |
| Institutional Grant | 43% | $3,711 |
| Federal Grant | 13% | $4,098 |
| Pell Grant | 13% | $3,219 |
| Other Federal Grant | 10% | $1,112 |
| State or Local Grant | 11% | $1,256 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 39% | $5,287 |
| Federal Loan | 39% | $4,255 |
| Other Loan | 4% | $10,943 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Kansas:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 29,152 |
| 2 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | 26,054 |
| 3 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA | 27,562 |
| 4 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | 51,474 |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 24,107 |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | 23,196 |
| 7 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 38,057 |
| 8 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 30,410 |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA | 39,675 |
| 10 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 28,192 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 4,097 | 88 |
| Master | 1,481 | 86 |
| Doctorate (Professional Practice) | 503 | 5 |
| Doctorate (Research/Scholarship) | 263 | 56 |
| Post-master's certificate | 10 | 1 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 990 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 339 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 600 |
Students
Student enrollment was 29,365 in 2009-2010 (24,210 full-time equivalent).
About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.
Undergrads are 71% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.
Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 90% Women 93% All 92%
Room and Board
University Of Kansas provides on-campus housing for 5,260 of its 24,210 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Athletics
School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.
The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 174 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 204 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .
International Study
About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
The TOEFL exam is not required for international applicants.
Graduate School Focus
University Of Kansas offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
- Architectural History and Criticism
- Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Finance
- Logistics and Materials Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Studies
DESIGN
- Design and Visual Communications
- Industrial Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Art Teacher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
ENGINEERING
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering
- Engineering/Industrial Management
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW
- Law (LLB, JD)
LIBERAL ARTS
- African Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Ancient Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- European Studies/Civilization
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International/Global Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Museology/Museum Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Studies
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Journalism
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
- Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE
- Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS, PhD)
- Gerontology
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Public Health
MUSIC
- Music
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Health and Physical Education
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
- Film/Cinema Studies
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Construction Management
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
- Entomology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Behavioral Sciences
- Clinical Child Psychology
- Communication Disorders
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Counseling Psychology
- Developmental and Child Psychology
- Music Therapy/Therapist
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
- School Psychology