| Name |
University of Kansas |
| Address |
1502 Iowa Street
Lawrence, KS 66045-7576 |
| Website |
http://www.ku.edu |
| Email |
adm@ku.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
22% |
| Percent Fraternity |
12% |
| Percent Sorority |
18% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
15% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
22% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (56%), women's dorms (13%), apartments for married students (5%), apartment for single students (15%), cooperative housing (11%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
56% |
| College Owned Triples |
24% |
| College Owned Apartments |
20% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
21 |
| Sprinkler System |
71% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,100 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
15% |
| Nearest Airport |
Kansas City (30), Kansas City (30) |
| Nearest Train |
Lawrence (2) |
| Nearest Bus |
Lawrence (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
50% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
14% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
4,160 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
KU basketball and football games, Hawk Week, Homecoming, Rock Chalk Revue, Commencement, Lied Center events, Dole Lecture Series, Vespers |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
400 |
| Honor Societies |
11 honorary societies |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 37 religious organizations covering all major religions |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 41 cultural/ethnic organizations |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Over 400 registered organizations, a complete list can be reviewed on the KU web site - www. ku. edu/organizations |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The University Daily KANSAN (daily) |
| Num Frats |
21 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
17 |
| Percent Frat Members |
12% |
| Num Sororities |
17 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
12 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
18% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1866 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
21,391 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
61,107,662 |
| Application Deadline |
April 1 |
| Application Fee |
30 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
6,153 in-state, 15,123 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
5,747 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
math |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
46% |
| Job One Year |
55% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Boeing, Cerner, Black & Veatch, Ernst & Young, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Hallmark Cards, Koch Industries, Philip Morris, Raytheon, Sprint |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
4,853,631 |
| Num Subscriptions |
50,992 |
| Num Microforms |
3,635,254 |
| Num Audiovisual |
57,471 |
| Num Ebooks |
113,498 |
| Library Facilities |
Twelve libraries including art and architecture, engineering, government documents, map library, law, music and dance, research and rare books, science, history of medicine, Kansas collections, Special collections |
| Museums |
Bales Organ Recital Hall, 55 bell carillion, art museum, natural history museum, anthropology museum, Wilcox Classical Museum, Hall Center for the Humanities, Lied Performing Arts Center, design lab, Center for International Business Education and Research, Information & Telecommunications Technology Center, radar systems & remote sensing lab, Energy Research Center, observatory, flight research lab, space technology center, laser lab, transportation center, TV station, student radio station, Kansas Public Radio station, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, 450 bed hospital, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Cancer Research Institute, Center on Aging, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Center for Research on Learning, Higuchi Biosciences Centers, Kansas Biological Survey, Structural Biology Center-800 megahertz magnetic resonance spectrometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab, Mass Spectrometry Lab, X-ray Crystallographic Lab, Microscopy and Electronic Imaging Lab, 1800 acre biological field station, Kansas Geological Survey. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,680 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
274 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
153 |
| Num Wired Labs |
153 |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
4,250 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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