University of Kansas Trade Programs

University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of Kansas?

Contact details for KU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone:	785-864-2700
Website:	ku.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/KU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/KUNews

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Can I Afford KU?

In a recent term, part-time KU students paid $353 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $944 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,596	$28,308
Fees	$1,104	$1,104
Books and Supplies	$1,224	$1,224
On Campus Room and Board	$10,818	$10,818
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,390	$3,390

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At KU, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,880 a year. That adds up to $27,520 over four years for those students.

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University of Kansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,135 undergraduate students at KU, with 16,439 being full-time and 2,696 being part-time.

There are also 7,609 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,439 full-time undergraduates at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Kansas students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	898
Black or African American	660
Hispanic or Latino	1,444
White	11,578
International Students	803
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,056

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Kansas. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at KU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Kansas

There are 33 bachelor’s degree and 54 master’s degree programs available online at KU. In 2022-2023, 12,264 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at KU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of KU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information Management	16%

University of Kansas Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	0	22	22
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	20	20
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	19	19
Health Information Management	0	0	19	19
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	6	0	2	8
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	0	6	0	6
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	4	0	4
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	0	4	0	4
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	14	82	102

University of Kansas Trades

In a recent academic period, University of Kansas awarded 204 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	14	0	19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	20
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	6	0	0	2
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	22
Total	12	28	0	164

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

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