University of Kansas
2024-25
The 2024-25 Common Data Set for University of Kansas — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Aug 15, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
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.
$61,945
10 yrs after enrollment
69%
6-year completion
$18,059
sticker minus grants
$21,000
federal loans only
10%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
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General Information
2 TABLESAdmissions E-mail Address:https://ku.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):785
Admissions Phone Number:864-3911
Admissions Email Address:adm@ku.edu
Enrollment And Persistence
3 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESTotal 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
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
Amount of application fee:40
Priority Date: Month8
Priority Date: Day1
If yes, maximum period of postponement:_One year_
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESIf 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
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent 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 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 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://admissions.ku.edu/afford
Financial Aid
6 TABLESBoth FM and IM23870169
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
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
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
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