University of Kansas
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Public institution in Lawrence, KS · 19,857 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $61,945 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 23%Full-time retention
- Top 24%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
- $17,365849th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,700738th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,4121,233rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,215702nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,000757th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,945477th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,217484th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.8%473rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.1%424th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.2%1,181st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1186442nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 19,857118th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.5%1,739th highest of 2,140 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
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 76 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,214 | $63,005 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,009 | $69,338 |
| Architectural EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,666 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,355 | $66,001 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,387 | $57,318 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $65,131 | $64,990 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,196 | $63,666 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,501 | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,128 | $59,722 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,318 | $58,350 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,964 | $54,635 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1864source
- Motto: "Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus"source
- Athletic nickname: "Jayhawks"source
- Mascot: Big Jaysource
- David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium seats about 50,071source
- Competes in Big 12 Conferencesource
- Campus size: about 1,000 acressource
- Athletic conference: Big 12source
- A [[Space-grant university institutionsource
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- Plays for the "Indian War Drum; Lamar Hunt Trophy" (since 1891)source
- Football rivalry: Kansas–Nebraska (since 1892)source
- Plays for the "Governor's Cup" (since 1902)source
- Fight song: ""[[I'm a Jayhawk]]""source
- Notable alum: Juan Manuel Santossource
- Notable alum: Paul Ruddsource
- Notable alum: Q182455source
- Notable alum: Clyde Tombaughsource
- Notable alum: Bob Dolesource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Basketball: 2022, 2008
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteku.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155317)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Kansas vs Kansas State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.