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University of Kansas

Kansas, USA

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The University of Kansas, often referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas. The main campus in Lawrence, one of the largest college towns in Kansas, is on Mount Oread, the highest elevation in Lawrence. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area: the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, and the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.

Academic

KU has 13 schools, including the only schools of pharmacy and medicine in the state, and offers more than 370 degree programs. Particularly strong are special education, city management, speech language pathology, rural medicine, clinical child psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and social welfare.

Ranking

KU is one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious association of American Universities and City Management/Urban Policy program ranks highest in national universities by U.S. News & World Report.

Campus

KU has become a major public research and teaching institution of 28,447 students and 2,600 faculty on five campuses (Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park, Wichita, and Salina).

Quick Facts

There are also educational and research sites in Parsons, Topeka, Garden City, Hays, and Leavenworth, and branches of the medical school in Wichita and Salina. The university is one of the 62 members of the Association of American Universities.

Degree

Undergraduate & Graduate

Requirements

Application / Transcript / High School Diploma / English Proficiency / Proof of adequate financial resources / Passport

Established
1865
School Type
Public
Student
28,447
Tuition & Fees
13,151 per semester
Test Score
TOEFL 79 / IELTS 6.5
Accept. Rate / Min. GPA
92.9% / 2.5

Programs and Majors

    Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • African & African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Behavioral Science
  • Astronomy
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Antiquity
  • Communication Studies
  • East Asian Languages & Cultures
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Germanic Languages & Literatures
  • Global & International Studies
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Human Biology
  • Humanities
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Linguistics
  • Literature, Language, & Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Architecture
  • Pre-Arts
  • Pre-Business
  • Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Design
  • Pre-Education
  • Pre-Health Information Management
  • Pre-Health Professions
  • Pre-Journalism
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Music
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Pre-Occupational Therapy
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Physician
  • Pre-Respiratory Care
  • Pre-Social Welfare
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
  • Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Major
  • Speech-Language-Hearing
  • Undecided
  • Women's Studies
    Architecture and Design
  • Architectural Studies
  • Architecture
  • Design: Illustration & Animation
  • Design: Industrial Design
  • Design: Photo Media
  • Design: Visual Communication
    Arts
  • Dance
  • Film & Media Studies
  • Theatre: Performance
  • Theatre: Theatre, Culture, & Society
  • Theatre Design
  • Visual Art
    Business
  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Management & Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management
    Education
  • Athletic Training
  • Community Health
  • Elementary Education
  • Exercise Science
  • Foreign Language PK-12
  • Health & Physical Education
  • Middle Level Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Sport Management
  • Unified Early Childhood
    Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Information Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Computing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
    Music
  • Bassoon
  • Clarinet
  • Double Bass
  • Euphonium
  • Flute
  • French Horn
  • Harp
  • Jazz Studies
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music Theory
  • Music Therapy
  • Musicology
  • Oboe
  • Organ
  • Percussion
  • Piano
  • Saxophone
  • Theatre & Voice
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Violoncello
  • Voice
    Health Professions
  • Clinical Laboratory Science: Clinical
  • Clinical Laboratory Science: Molecular Biotechnology
  • Health Information Management
  • Respiratory Care
    Journalism and Mass Communications
  • News & Information
  • Strategic Communication
    Nursing
  • Nursing
  • RN to BSN Nursing
    Public Affairs and Administration
  • Public Administration
    Social Welfare
  • Social Work
    Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • REES FASt
  • African & African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Behavioral Science
  • Applied Science
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Biochemistry & Biophysics
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Child Language
  • Classics
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Communication Studies
  • Contemporary East Asian Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • East Asian Languages & Cultures
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Assessment: ENVRAS_EDW
  • Environmental Geology: Concentration
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Germanic Languages & Literatures
  • Gerontology
  • Global
  • Global & International Studies
  • Global & International Studies: Global Interagency Studies
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
  • Museum Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physics: Computational Physics & Astronomy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
  • Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Spanish
  • Special Studies: Interagency Studies
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Urban Planning
  • Visual Art Education
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
    Architecture and Design
  • Architecture
  • Architecture: Academic/Research
  • Design
  • Design Management
  • Interaction Design
    Arts
  • Film & Media Studies
  • Theatre
  • Theatre Design: Scenography
  • Visual Art: Ceramics
  • Visual Art: Expanded Media
  • Visual Art: Metalsmithing/Jewelry
  • Visual Art: Painting
  • Visual Art: Printmaking
  • Visual Art: Sculpture
  • Visual Art: Textile Design/Weaving
  • Visual Art Education
    Business
  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Business: Supply Chain Management & Logistics
  • Business Administration
    Education
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Curriculum & Instruction: Gifted
  • Curriculum & Instruction: Reading Specialist
  • Curriculum & Instruction: Tesol
  • Educational Psychology & Research
  • Educational Technology
  • Foundations
  • Health, Sport & Exercise Sci Online
  • Higher Education
  • Physical Education: Biomechanics
  • Physical Education: Exercise Physiology
  • Physical Education: Exercise Science
  • Physical Education: Health Education
  • Physical Education: Pedagogy
  • Physical Education: Sport Management
  • Physical Education Certification Program
  • School Administration
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Special Education & Transition
  • Special Education: Adaptive-High Incidence Disabilities
  • Special Education: Early Childhood Unified
  • Special Education: Functional-Low Incidence Disabilities
  • Special Education Certification Program
    Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Research
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Information Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Project Management ME Online
    Music
  • Accompanying
  • Band Conducting
  • Bassoon Performance
  • Carillon
  • Choral Conducting
  • Church Music
  • Clarinet Performance
  • Composition
  • Double Bass Performance
  • Euphonium Performance
  • Flute Performance
  • French Horn Performance
  • Harp Performance
  • Musicology
  • Oboe Performance
  • Opera
  • Orchestral Conducting
  • Organ Performance
  • Percussion Performance
  • Piano Performance
  • Saxophone Performance
  • Theory
  • Trombone Performance
  • Trumpet Performance
  • Tuba Performance
  • Viola Performance
  • Violin Performance
  • Violoncello Performance
  • Voice Performance
  • Music Education
  • Music Therapy
    Medicine
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Biostatistics
  • Cell Biology & Anatomy
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Services Administration
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Neurosciences
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology
  • Public Health
  • Public Health: Epidemiology
  • Public Health: Social & Behavioral Health
  • Toxicology
    Nursing
  • Health Informatics
  • Nursing: Leadership-Clinical Research Management
  • Nursing: Leadership-Health Informatics
  • Nursing: Leadership-Organizational
  • Nursing: Leadership-Public Health Nursing
    Health Professions
  • Dietetics & Nutrition
  • Health Informatics
  • Molecular Biotechnology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech-Language Pathology
    Pharmacy
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Neurosciences
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • Pharmacy Practice
    Social Welfare
  • Social Work
  • Social Work Advanced Standing
  • Social Work Western Kansas
    Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Journalism
  • Journalism: Marketing Communications
    Law
  • Homeland Security: Law & Policy
    Public Affairs and Administration
  • Public Administration
    Certificate Programs in Education
  • Biology Education
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry Education
  • Collaborative Teacher K-6
  • Collaborative Teacher 6-12
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Health Education
  • History Education
  • Math Education
  • Music Education
  • Social Science Education