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

Can I Afford KU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time KU students paid $336 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $899 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,092	$26,960
Fees	$1,075	$1,075
Books and Supplies	$1,224	$1,224
On Campus Room and Board	$10,136	$10,136
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,246	$3,246

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 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,002 a year. That adds up to $28,008 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at KU is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Kansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,158 undergraduate students at KU, with 16,618 being full-time and 2,540 being part-time.

There are also 7,622 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,618 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	949
Black or African American	674
Hispanic or Latino	1,507
White	11,644
International Students	799
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,045

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 27 bachelor’s degree and 54 master’s degree programs available online at KU. In 2020-2021, 14,174 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of KU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Kansas was 37.4%. This is the #678 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at KU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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