← All colleges

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · KU · KU Medical Center · KUMC · Kansas Jayhawks · Kansas U · Kansas Univ · Kansas University · Kansas University Medical Center · Univ of KS · Univ of Kansas · University of KS · University of Kansas · University of Kansas Medical Center

Public institution in Lawrence, KS · 19,857 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $61,945 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,365848th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,700736th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,4121,222nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,215702nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,945476th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,217483rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.8%470th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.1%421st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.2%1,170th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1186441st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
19,857118th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.5%1,723rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 423 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 76 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,214$63,005
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,009$69,338
Architectural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,666—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,355$66,001
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,387$57,318
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$65,131$64,990
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,196$63,666
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$63,501—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005—
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,128$59,722
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,318$58,350
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,964$54,635

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,731,489 (M $7,519,848 · W $7,211,641)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Kansas’s 19,857 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In KS

Elsewhere