University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,427
Graduate Enrollment: 7,622
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 92.5%

Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)

First generation college students: 22.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,219
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1090 - 1330

2022 Median Admit ACT: 25
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 21 - 29

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 49.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 28.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 18.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 12.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 69.9%
Black: 4.3%
Hispanic: 9.3%
Asian: 5.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 4.4%
Unknown race: 0.4%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,021
In-State tuition: $11,166
Out-of-State tuition: $28,034

Estimated books and supplies: $1,224 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,900 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,230 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,639 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,230 (2022)

Average Family Income: $95,185 (2017)
Median Family Income: $64,241 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.6%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $223 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,970
$30k-48k $15,183
$48k-75k $17,163
$75k-110k $20,432
$110k+ $22,976

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 50%
6-year graduation rate: 66%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,950 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,111 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,825 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 72.4% (2015)
@3 year 77.1% (2017)
@5 year 82.4% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 53.6% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 54.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,363 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $56,379 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 4
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 48 $19,282 $198 $34,481 ($2,873)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Master's Degree Architecture. 70 $233 $55,132 ($4,594) $63,917 ($5,326)
Doctoral Degree Architecture. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Architecture. 8
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 14
Bachelor's Degree Architectural History and Criticism. 48 $25,000 $264
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 98 $27,000 $274 $66,672 ($5,556) $78,561 ($6,547)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 20
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 130 $306 $49,982 ($4,165) $51,786 ($4,316)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 16
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 74 $465 $54,403 ($4,534)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 27 $608 $68,553 ($5,713) $48,288 ($4,024)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 3
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 1
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 128 $340 $50,525 ($4,210) $54,527 ($4,544)
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 28 $57,203 ($4,767)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 119 $24,776 $249 $42,593 ($3,549) $44,282 ($3,690)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 33 $24,174 $157 $41,276 ($3,440) $47,299 ($3,942)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 37 $54,396 ($4,533)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 33
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 11
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 27 $25,000 $265 $62,017 ($5,168)
Master's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Engineering. 22 $23,000 $244 $65,936 ($5,495)
Master's Degree Architectural Engineering. 7
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 89 $20,500 $217 $69,467 ($5,789) $82,447 ($6,871)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 44 $26,000 $217 $65,871 ($5,489) $76,320 ($6,360)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 33 $75,155 ($6,263)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 16 $74,599 ($6,217)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 23 $21,500 $225 $86,763 ($7,230)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 13
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Physics. 11
Master's Degree Engineering Science. 1
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 5
Doctoral Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 105 $22,500 $217 $65,453 ($5,454) $79,635 ($6,636)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 7
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Petroleum Engineering. 31 $25,000 $72,619 ($6,052)
Master's Degree Petroleum Engineering. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Petroleum Engineering. 4
Doctoral Degree Engineering, Other. 10
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 29 $109,482 ($9,124)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 21
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 28
Master's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Master's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Doctoral Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 51 $42,135 ($3,511)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 4
First Professional Degree Law. 103 $700 $59,724 ($4,977) $79,717 ($6,643)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 89 $23,500 $249 $25,843 ($2,154) $37,147 ($3,096)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 7
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 124 $22,500 $204 $37,750 ($3,146) $44,562 ($3,714)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 144 $22,000 $227 $32,936 ($2,745) $49,093 ($4,091)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 47 $18,004 $193 $44,329 ($3,694)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 1
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 37 $27,000 $286 $39,295 ($3,275)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 1
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 8
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 3
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 6
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology. 6
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 9
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 59 $27,000 $286 $41,504 ($3,459)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 14
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics. 3
Master's Degree Statistics. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biological and Physical Sciences. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 3
Master's Degree Museology/Museum Studies. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 78 $25,000 $250 $31,970 ($2,664) $42,992 ($3,583)
Master's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 7
Doctoral Degree Behavioral Sciences. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Behavioral Sciences. 12
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 25
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 34 $40,757 ($3,396) $38,972 ($3,248)
Master's Degree International/Global Studies. 20
Bachelor's Degree Classical and Ancient Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Human Biology. 41 $26,584 $276 $30,071 ($2,506)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 169 $22,125 $217 $29,617 ($2,468) $57,522 ($4,794)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 15
Master's Degree Philosophy. 3
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 9
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 25
Master's Degree Chemistry. 4
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 13
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 25 $27,000 $281 $44,106 ($3,676)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 12
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 14
Doctoral Degree Physics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 239 $22,415 $217 $35,177 ($2,931) $43,397 ($3,616)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Psychology, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 25
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 12
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 10
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 25 $466 $46,996 ($3,916)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 17 $676 $65,040 ($5,420)
Master's Degree Homeland Security. 8
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 12 $55,797 ($4,650)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 33 $352 $56,964 ($4,747)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 11
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 52 $24,000 $207 $34,159 ($2,847) $44,136 ($3,678)
Master's Degree Social Work. 163 $344 $46,576 ($3,881) $54,465 ($4,539)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 4
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 20 $29,875 $285 $28,261 ($2,355)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 6
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 125 $26,000 $261 $40,280 ($3,357) $53,664 ($4,472)
Master's Degree Economics. 20
Doctoral Degree Economics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 13
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 3
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 120 $22,249 $213 $36,731 ($3,061) $56,303 ($4,692)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 3
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 33 $23,001 $236 $37,540 ($3,128) $52,185 ($4,349)
Master's Degree Sociology. 7
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 14 $20,811 ($1,734)
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 74 $26,000 $276 $34,691 ($2,891) $50,894 ($4,241)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 18 $23,856 ($1,988)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 2
Doctoral Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 1
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 64 $24,750 $254 $24,846 ($2,071) $30,786 ($2,566)
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 1
Doctoral Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 34 $22,361 $186 $24,416 ($2,035) $25,999 ($2,167)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 17 $29,722 ($2,477)
Doctoral Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 2
Bachelor's Degree Music. 24
Master's Degree Music. 28
Doctoral Degree Music. 28 $28,386 ($2,366)
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 44 $23,781 $236 $19,919 ($1,660)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 29 $457 $54,919 ($4,577) $52,793 ($4,399)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 4
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 21
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 22 $68,823 ($5,735)
Doctoral Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 9
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 35 $25,847 $261 $36,663 ($3,055) $55,393 ($4,616)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 20
First Professional Degree Medicine. 203 $2,045 $58,454 ($4,871) $94,496 ($7,875)
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 35 $24,907 $242 $44,853 ($3,738)
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 127 $19,151 $159 $129,963 ($10,830)
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 15
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 11
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 128 $808 $114,364 ($9,530) $131,534 ($10,961)
Master's Degree Public Health. 30 $451 $56,749 ($4,729)
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 10 $66,630 ($5,553)
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 49 $700 $62,485 ($5,207) $49,836 ($4,153)
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 6 $700 $68,487 ($5,707) $77,054 ($6,421)
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 64
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 24
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 194 $20,500 $159 $59,518 ($4,960) $68,800 ($5,733)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 26 $81,797 ($6,816)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 7
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 65 $823 $133,312 ($11,109) $150,016 ($12,501)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 4
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 146 $24,480 $221 $47,541 ($3,962) $60,067 ($5,006)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 36
Doctoral Degree Business/Commerce, General. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Commerce, General. 112 $261
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 131 $21,469 $217 $51,727 ($4,311) $77,588 ($6,466)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 214 $368 $83,211 ($6,934) $102,367 ($8,531)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 6
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 181 $21,219 $217 $48,538 ($4,045) $64,135 ($5,345)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 107 $233 $57,750 ($4,813) $73,609 ($6,134)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 2
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 232 $20,354 $214 $53,528 ($4,461) $66,001 ($5,500)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 35 $22,200 $230 $55,250 ($4,604) $71,526 ($5,961)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 58 $25,000 $246 $58,202 ($4,850)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 159 $21,893 $232 $43,091 ($3,591) $67,616 ($5,635)
Master's Degree Construction Management. 6
Bachelor's Degree History. 48 $25,000 $230 $31,595 ($2,633) $39,942 ($3,329)
Master's Degree History. 6
Doctoral Degree History. 6
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 25
Master's Degree Area Studies. 8
Doctoral Degree Area Studies. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 21
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 20
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 131 $22,250 $199 $36,467 ($3,039) $52,304 ($4,359)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Communication and Media Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 250 $22,811 $233 $37,345 ($3,112) $54,736 ($4,561)
Master's Degree Journalism. 16
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 28
Graduate/Professional Certificate Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 36


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $94,266
Full time faculty: 86%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,830,892,448 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,398,680,411 (2022)