University of Kansas

  • Details

    • Name: University of Kansas
    • Location: Lawrence, KS 66045
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 88.2%
    • Average SAT Scores 1186
    • Four Year Completion Rate 53.66% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 68.79% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 67.3% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    53.7%
    6 Year
    68.8%
    8 Year
    67.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $25,215 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $29,412 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,700 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,950 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $10,908 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $12,702 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $16,097 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $20,649 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $21,310 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $51,217 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $49,482 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $57,994 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $53,794 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $61,945 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $50,163 $36,215 $37,913
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural History and Criticism Bachelor's Degree No data $49,776 No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $57,807 $52,305 $40,776
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $49,127 $36,663 $62,231
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $37,384 $33,340 $31,583
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $19,241 $65,436
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $44,832 $32,309 $35,383
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,179
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $44,293 $33,612 $36,932
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $32,632 $28,198 $64,919
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,437
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $61,908
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,262
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree $64,208 $62,983 $43,144
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,135
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree $31,658 No data $62,052
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,011
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $41,494 $64,974
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $27,442 $30,471
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,362
Human Biology Bachelor's Degree No data $49,878 $30,152
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $43,079 $35,000 $28,152
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,752
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,886
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $41,459 $35,514 $31,421
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $48,374 $40,000 $32,019
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $35,693 $26,533 $32,536
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Bachelor's Degree $30,698 $26,938 No data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $65,506 $72,727 $24,456
Behavioral Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data $44,500 $29,023
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,674
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $60,626 $64,936 $35,655
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $19,538 $12,000 $56,568
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree $36,178 $24,381 $45,341
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,222
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data $31,185 $25,542
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data $42,356 $49,569
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,537
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree $57,597 $33,792 $39,412
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $37,536 $28,124 $45,224
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $49,492 $54,883
History Bachelor's Degree $45,356 $35,000 $26,445
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $33,486 $49,456
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $45,866 $38,179 $41,682