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Located in Lawrence, Kansas, University of Kansas is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

484 Undergraduate Degrees
677 Graduate Degrees
$33,228 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Kansas?

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Contact details for KU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-2700
Website: ku.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KUNews

How Do I Get Into KU?

You can apply to KU online at: https://admissions.ku.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for KU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into KU?

88% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 88%, KU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to KU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Kansas  ( 550 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Kansas  ( 540 to 670 )
200
800
KU received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for University of Kansas  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Kansas  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Kansas?

$33,228 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of KU is $33,228. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At KU, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,880 a year. That adds up to $27,520 over four years for those students.

University of Kansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,439 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,135 undergraduate students at KU, with 16,439 being full-time and 2,696 being part-time.

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There are also 7,609 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,439 full-time undergraduates at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Kansas students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 898
Black or African American 660
Hispanic or Latino 1,444
White 11,578
International Students 803
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,056

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Kansas. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at KU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Kansas Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Pharmacy 0 0 111 0 0 111 222
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 203 203
Registered Nursing 0 0 191 0 0 0 191
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 5 0 54 0 0 0 59
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 0 0 56 56
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 0 0 54 54
Occupational Therapy 0 0 0 0 1 51 52
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 0 0 38 5 43
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 0 0 36 36
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 0 22 0 0 2 24
Health Information Management 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
General Public Health 0 0 0 4 13 0 17
Dietetics/Dietitian 0 0 0 16 0 0 16
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 0 0 0 0 10 6 16
Music Therapy 0 0 10 0 6 0 16
Nursing Science 0 0 0 0 12 3 15
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 3 0 10 0 0 0 13
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 12 0 0 0 0 0 12
Other Public Health 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 0 6 0 0 0 0 6
Athletic Training 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Medical Informatics 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Health Professions Education 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rehabilitation Science 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nursing Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 12 452 24 113 540 1,161

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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