University of Kansas : Rankings, Fees & Courses Details

About University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a major public comprehensive research and teaching university fully accredited by the North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission. KU offers the highest-quality academic programs (149 bachelor, 123 masters, 96 doctorate and professional degree programs, and 61 graduate certificate programs.) The academic programs are supported by 12 libraries and several museums, including art and natural history. Top national ranked programs in public administration, special education, occupational therapy, speech-language-pathology, education, petroleum engineering, and physical therapy provide outstanding undergraduate and graduate academic opportunities. Excellent programs are available in architecture, art, business, design, education, engineering (aerospace, architectural, bioengineering, chemical, civil, computer, computer science, electrical, environmental, engineering physics, engineering and project management, mechanical, and petroleum), health professions - including audiology, dietetics and nutrition, nurse anesthesia, and respiratory care, journalism, liberal arts (KU offers courses in over 40 languages), law, medicine, music, nursing, pharmacy (medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology) and social welfare. KU's aerospace engineering students have claimed many first, second and third-place aerospace design awards. The student population is 22% minority and comes from all 50 US states and 109 countries. The university has 2,900 faculty. The Applied English Center is fully accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). The university provides a full range of student services, on-campus housing, and many part-time employment opportunities. There are endless opportunities at the university, tuition/fees and housing costs are reasonable, and an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree from the University of Kansas is valued all over the world. Over the past several years the University has built several large buildings to support integrated learning and research. The new facilities include Engineering labs - Acoustic Reverberation Suite/ Anechoic Chamber; Biomaterials, Materials Characterization, Surface Characterization, Composite Materials Labs; Biofuels Research Suite; Engine Test Cell; Multi-use Innovation Labs and Greenhouse; Lutz Fracture & Fatigue, Sustainable Building Labs. Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Physics, and Molecular Biosciences labs - low vibration area for materials and biology imaging work, fabrication clean room that will enable experiments on biomaterials and electronics, the University is home for NIH funded Center of Biotechnology. Geology and Petroleum Engineering labs - Shared PVT and Micro Imaging facilities; Fluid Inclusion Geochemistry and Microscopy; Digital Rock Physics and Petrophysics; Geospectroscopy; Microscopy; Isotope Geochemistry; Keck-NSF Paleoenvironmental and Environmental Stable Isotope; Advanced PVT; 3D Visualization ; Biogeochemistry; Reservoir Teaching; Machine Learning; Organic Geochemistry and Paleontology; Groundwater Contaminant Remediation. Film, TV, Media fields have new state of the arts facilities with two-story sound stage, recording studio, high tech computer editing and animation lab facilities. The University of Kansas Medical Center is one of only 26 universities in the U.S. to be recognized with national designation by the National Institutes of Health for our cancer center, Alzheimer's disease center, and clinical and translational science institute. The Medical Center has a major new teaching facility for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions fields that includes 6 simulation patient rooms - operating, labor & delivery, post-operating, anesthesia care, intensive care, med-surge, and emergency.

About University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a major public comprehensive research and teaching university fully accredited by the North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission. KU offers the highest-quality academic programs (149 bachelor, 123 masters, 96 doctorate and professional degree programs, and 61 graduate certificate programs.) The academic programs are supported by 12 libraries and several museums, including art and natural history. Top national ranked programs in public administration, special education, occupational therapy, speech-language-pathology, education, petroleum engineering, and physical therapy provide outstanding undergraduate and graduate academic opportunities. Excellent programs are available in architecture, art, business, design, education, engineering (aerospace, architectural, bioengineering, chemical, civil, computer, computer science, electrical, environmental, engineering physics, engineering and project management, mechanical, and petroleum), health professions - including audiology, dietetics and nutrition, nurse anesthesia, and respiratory care, journalism, liberal arts (KU offers courses in over 40 languages), law, medicine, music, nursing, pharmacy (medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology) and social welfare. KU's aerospace engineering students have claimed many first, second and third-place aerospace design awards. The student population is 22% minority and comes from all 50 US states and 109 countries. The university has 2,900 faculty. The Applied English Center is fully accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). The university provides a full range of student services, on-campus housing, and many part-time employment opportunities. There are endless opportunities at the university, tuition/fees and housing costs are reasonable, and an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree from the University of Kansas is valued all over the world. Over the past several years the University has built several large buildings to support integrated learning and research. The new facilities include Engineering labs - Acoustic Reverberation Suite/ Anechoic Chamber; Biomaterials, Materials Characterization, Surface Characterization, Composite Materials Labs; Biofuels Research Suite; Engine Test Cell; Multi-use Innovation Labs and Greenhouse; Lutz Fracture & Fatigue, Sustainable Building Labs. Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Physics, and Molecular Biosciences labs - low vibration area for materials and biology imaging work, fabrication clean room that will enable experiments on biomaterials and electronics, the University is home for NIH funded Center of Biotechnology. Geology and Petroleum Engineering labs - Shared PVT and Micro Imaging facilities; Fluid Inclusion Geochemistry and Microscopy; Digital Rock Physics and Petrophysics; Geospectroscopy; Microscopy; Isotope Geochemistry; Keck-NSF Paleoenvironmental and Environmental Stable Isotope; Advanced PVT; 3D Visualization ; Biogeochemistry; Reservoir Teaching; Machine Learning; Organic Geochemistry and Paleontology; Groundwater Contaminant Remediation. Film, TV, Media fields have new state of the arts facilities with two-story sound stage, recording studio, high tech computer editing and animation lab facilities. The University of Kansas Medical Center is one of only 26 universities in the U.S. to be recognized with national designation by the National Institutes of Health for our cancer center, Alzheimer's disease center, and clinical and translational science institute. The Medical Center has a major new teaching facility for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions fields that includes 6 simulation patient rooms - operating, labor & delivery, post-operating, anesthesia care, intensive care, med-surge, and emergency.

Available programmes

Arts and Humanities (7)

Master of Architecture (3-year)

Master of Architecture (Track I: 5+ Year Program)

Master of Arts in Classics

Master of Arts in Design with Concentration in Design Management

Master of Arts in Design with Concentration in Environmental Design

Master of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures

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Business and Management (7)

Master of Engineering in Project Management

Master of Science in Business

Master of Science in Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Master of Science in Project Management

Engineering and Technology (7)

Master of Civil Engineering

Master of Construction Management

Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Master of Science in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

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Life Sciences and Medicine (7)

Master of Arts in Anthropology

Master of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science

Master of Arts in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Botany, or Entomology

Master of Arts in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Master of Arts in Psychology

Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology

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Natural Sciences (7)

Master of Arts in Mathematics

Master of Science in Chemistry

Master of Science in Geology

Master of Science in Physics

Others (7)

Master of Accounting

Social Sciences and Management (7)

MD/Master of Health Services Administration

MS in Nursing (Organizational Leadership)/Master of Health Services Administration

Master of Arts in African and African-American Studies

Master of Arts in American Studies

Master of Arts in Communication Studies

Master of Arts in Contemporary East Asian Studies

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Arts and Humanities (6)

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Theatre

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in French

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Business and Management (6)

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Strategic Management

Engineering and Technology (6)

Doctor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Computer Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Electrical Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering

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Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Clinical Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Counseling Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Medical Nutrition Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biochemistry and Biophysics

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Natural Sciences (6)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geology

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mathematics

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics

Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Social Sciences and Management (6)

Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Doctor of Education in Special Education

Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Curriculum and Instruction

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Film and Media Studies

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Child Language

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University information

Total students

22,250

UG students

76%

PG students

24%

International students

1,662

UG students

41%

PG students

59%

Total faculty staff

3,578

Domestic staff

71%

Int'l staff

29%

Scholarships

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