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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend KU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at KU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend KU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend KU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at KU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at KU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at KU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at KU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at KU.

KU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 20 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 70%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 88%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 1,299
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 39%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 17%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 94%

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Campus-based Housing

58% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
22% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

Student safety is of utmost importance at KU. KU Public Safety officers patrol both the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses 24-7 on foot, on bicycles, and in marked police cars. Blue phones are strategically placed in numerous locations with a direct line to a police dispatcher. The Safe Bus/Safe Ride program offers free rides between the hours of 9 pm to 3 am from anywhere in Lawrence to students' homes while classes are in session.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
Majority undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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