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The University of Kansas is a public research university. It was founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence under a charter from the Kansas Legislature. Its main campus is located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence, Kansas. The U.S. News & World Report of 2009 ranked KU 89th in its ranking of the Best National Universities.
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.
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Campus LocationLawrence, KS 66045
USA
Main Tel: (785) 864-2700
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
University Of Kansas HighlightsWhere University Of Kansas stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, drama and performing arts, medicine, nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, and design.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 3,927 | 86 | | Master | 1,351 | 91 | | First-professional degree | 462 | 3 | | Doctorale | 327 | 60 | | Post-master's certificate | 11 | 1 |
University Of Kansas StudentsThe student enrollment at University Of Kansas was 28,569 in 2007 (24,988 full-time equivalent). About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class. Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students, graduate students are 23%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%. About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 6,600 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 16,107 | | Room | $ 3,224 | | Board | $ 2,920 | | Books and supplies | $ 750 | | Other | $ 3,820 |
Financial Aid: University Of Kansas participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 971 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 361 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 538 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Kansas provides on-campus housing for 5,393 of its 24,988 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
University Of Kansas AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Kansas is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports. University Of Kansas 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) .
University Of Kansas Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 75% | | Women | 79% | | All | 77% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (116 awarded) - Architectural History and Criticism
- Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (703 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Finance
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (85 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (35 awarded) DESIGN (117 awarded) - Design and Visual Communications
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (85 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (465 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education
- 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
- Special Education and Teaching
ENGINEERING (265 awarded) - 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 (274 awarded) - Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (101 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW (160 awarded) - Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (1,262 awarded) - 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 Relations and Affairs
- 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 (44 awarded) MEDIA (307 awarded) MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (38 awarded) - Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (98 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE (371 awarded) - 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 (53 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (222 awarded) - Nurse Anesthetist
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (235 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
- Health and Physical Education
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (35 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (426 awarded) - Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
- Entomology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Hydrology and Water Resources Science
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (578 awarded) - Behavioral Sciences
- Clinical Child Psychology
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
- Communication Disorders
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Counseling Psychology
- Developmental and Child Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Music Therapy/Therapist
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
- School Psychology
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