University of Kansas

Common Data Set 2024-25

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Acceptance Rate

93.5%

Applications

22,363

Admitted

20,905

Enrolled

5,323

SAT Composite

1090-1280

SAT Math

530-650

SAT Reading

540-650

ACT Composite

20-28

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$61,945
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
69%
6-year completion
Average net price
$18,059
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,000
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction136fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

2 TABLES
Address Information
Admissions E-mail Address:https://ku.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):785
Admissions Phone Number:864-3911
Admissions Email Address:adm@ku.edu

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking23082961Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking62727008Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking911310442Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents97Not reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino598Not reportedNot reported
Black or African American, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
White, non-Hispanic3775Not reportedNot reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic21Not reportedNot reported
Asian, non-Hispanic256Not reportedNot reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic3Not reportedNot reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic30312041257
Race and/or ethnicity unknownNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total53232121722085
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate86%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenAnother genderUnknown genderTotal
Applied9,92712,436Not reportedNot reported22,363
Admitted9,16611,739Not reportedNot reported20,905
Enrolled full-time2,3362,987Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time2727Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported5,323
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who applied7,334
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted6,919
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,928
Total first-time, first-year who applied14,503
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted13,495
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,300
Total first-time, first-year who applied526
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted491
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled95
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT8.6456
ACT55.22939
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite109011901280
SAT evidence-based reading and writing540600650
SAT math530590650
ACT composite202428
ACT math182327
ACT English202327
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:40
Priority Date: Month8
Priority Date: Day1
If yes, maximum period of postponement:_One year_

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Applied11611334Not reported2495
Admitted10111049Not reported2060
Enrolled619600Not reported1219
Application for Admission
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:CDS
Transfer Credit Policies
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

Student Life

2 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)43%
Percent of men who join fraternities13%
Percent of women who join sororities33%
Percent who live off campus or commute25%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)35%
Percent of men who join fraternities15%
Percent of women who join sororities24%
Percent who live off campus or commute73%
Percent of students age 25 and older7%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Annual Expenses

2 TABLES
Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://admissions.ku.edu/afford
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition1980Not reported
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required feesNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

6 TABLES
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients19806465Not reported
Average institutional non-need grantNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Athletic grant recipients69333Not reported
Average athletic grantNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Methodology
Both FM and IM23870169
Need-based Aid Awarded
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$46,596,846
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,571,597
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$84,253,210
Total Scholarships/Grants$36,513,821
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$829,158
Federal Work-Study$79,839
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$37,422,817
Total Self-Help$15,256,437
Parent Loans$3,700,545
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,989,380
Athletic Awards$1,886
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$60,739,714
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$3,915,047
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$64,769,725
Total Scholarships/Grants$32,483,638
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$133,396
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$32,617,034
Total Self-Help$38,259,991
Parent Loans$12,570,664
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$8,197,574
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.2,807
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:The University of Kansas offers 4 year renewable scholarships to first-time freshmen and 2 year renewable scholarships to transfer students. These are merit-based scholarships awarded based on students’ high school GPA for first-time freshmen and transfer GPA for transfer students. More information is available at https://admissions.ku.edu/afford/scholarships. 5 G:\KU FACTBOOK\CDS COMMON DATA SET\2024-2025\H.PDF Common Data Set Section H. Financial Aid Final - Academic Year 2024 University of Kansas October 2024 1. Do all undergraduate students who have need get some form of financial aid? Yes If they apply for aid, are deemed eligible, and accept the aid offered. 2. Average amount undergraduate students earned during 2023-24 for part-time on-campus work: $5,400 (Students earned on average $12.41 per hour while working eight and a half hours a week). For further financial aid information contact the following offices: Financial Aid & Scholarships Office of Admissions 1502 Building Jayhawk Welcome Center 1502 Iowa St. 1266 Oread Ave. Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7576 Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3100 Director: Angela Karlin Director: Lisa Pinamonti Kress E-mail: financialaid@ku.edu E-mail: adm@ku.edu Website: https://financialaid.ku.edu/ Website: https://admissions.ku.edu/ Phone: 785-864-4700 Phone: 785-864-3911 Net Price Calculator: https://ku.studentaidcalculator.com Sources: Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships; Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness 6 G:\KU FACTBOOK\CDS COMMON DATA SET\2024-2025\H.PDF Common Data Set Section I 1. Instructional Faculty and Class Size 2024-2025 University of Kansas February 2025 CDS I1. Report the number of instructional faculty, including lecturers, in each category for Fall 2024. Faculty definition excludes graduate teaching assistants, academic staff , librarians, and administrators. Full-time Part-time Total Total number of instructional faculty 1,453 371 1,824 Total number of minority faculty 352 70 422 Total number of women faculty 606 184 790 Total number of men faculty 847 187 1,034 Total number who are nonresident (International) 78 5 83 Total number with doctorate or other terminal degree 1,352 182 1,534 Total number whose highest degree is a master’s, but not a terminal degree 90 159 249 Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s 11 30 41 Total number whose highest degree is unknown 0 0 0 Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs where faculty teach only graduate-level students CDS I2. Fall 2024 student to faculty ratio is 17.6 to 1 (based on 25,305 FTE students and 1,435 FTE faculty) 1 G:\KU FACTBOOK\CDS COMMON DATA SET\2024-2025\I1.DOCX Common Data Set Section I 2. Instructional Faculty and Class Size 2024-2025 University of Kansas October 2024 CDS I3. Fall 2024 undergraduate class section size: Note: Counts below exclude distance education class sections (online and hybrid online class sections) Section Size 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total 223 531 563 166 91 173 141 1,888 Organized class sections Lab and discussion subsections 47 244 63 7 3 8 0 372 270 775 626 173 94 181 141 2,260 Total all sections Additional Information 1. Median undergraduate class section size: 20 2. Percent of all undergraduate class sections taught by faculty : 84% 3. Percent of all undergraduate class sections taught by graduate teaching assistants: 16% 4. Undergraduate class sections with less than 30 students: 74% 5. Undergraduate class sections with less than 50 students: 86% Source: Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness 1 G:\KU FACTBOOK\CDS COMMON DATA SET\2024-2025\I 2.PDF Common Data Set Section J. Degrees Conferred 2024-2025 University of Kansas October 2024 CDS J1. Bachelors degrees conferred between July 1, 20 23 and June 30, 2024. NCES CIP Category Bachelors Percent Code Levels Degrees of Total 01 Agriculture, agriculture operations, related sciences Not applicable 0% 03 Natural resources and conservation 59 1% 04 Architecture and related services * 125 3% 05 Area, ethnic, cultural, gender and group studies 11 0% 09 Communication, journalism, and related programs 250 6% 10 Comm. technologies/technicians, support services Not applicable 0% 11 Computer and information sciences, support services 173 4% 12 Personal and culinary services Not applicable 0% 13 Education 124 3% 14 Engineering 392 10% 15 Engineering technologies and related fields Not applicable 0% 16 Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 64 2% 19 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Not applicable 0% 22 Legal professions (JD degree, no bachelors degree) 6 0% 23 English language and literature/letters 66 2% 24 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, humanities 102 3% 25 Library science Not applicable 0% 26 Biological and biomedical sciences 208 5% 27 Mathematics and statistics 32 1% 28 & 29 Military science and military technologies Not applicable 0% 30 Multi/interdisciplinary studies 167 4% 31 Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness studies 223 6% 38 Philosophy and religious studies 13 0% 39 Theology and religious vocations Not applicable 0% 40 Physical sciences 58 1% 41 Science technologies/technicians Not applicable 0% 42 Psychology 313 8% 43 Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting Not applicable 0% 44 Public administration, social service professions 71 2% 45 Social sciences 171 4% 46 Construction trades Not applicable 0% 47 Mechanic and repair technologies Not applicable 0% 48 Precision production Not applicable 0% 49 Transportation and materials moving Not applicable 0% 50 Visual and performing arts 189 5% 51 Health professions and related programs ** 386 10% 52 Business, management, marketing, support services 776 19% 54 History 32 1% TOTAL 4,011 100% * In FY 2022-23 Architecture began conferring a bachelors (BA) degree to students in the five-year Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree program after they have completed 136 credit hours and fulfilled the KU Core requirements. ** In FY 2012-13 Pharmacy began conferring a bachelors (BS) degree; most students continue on to earn the professional PharmD degree. Not Applicable - KU does not offer programs in these categories. Source: IPEDS Completions, First Major. G:\KU FACTBOOK\CDS COMMON DATA SET\2024-2025\J.PDF

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students223Not reported
10-19 students223Not reported
20-29 students531Not reported
30-39 students563Not reported
40-49 students166Not reported
50-99 students91Not reported
100+ students173Not reported
Total141Not reported

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