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University of Kansas

Address:
1502 Iowa Street

Lawrence, KS 66045-7576

Website: http://www.ku.edu
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1866
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 21,391
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $61,107,662

Admissions

Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: April 1
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $6,153 in-state, 15,123 out-of-state
Room/Board: $5,747

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: math
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 46%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 55%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Boeing, Cerner, Black & Veatch, Ernst & Young, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Hallmark Cards, Koch Industries, Philip Morris, Raytheon, Sprint

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 4,853,631
Number of current serial subscriptions: 50,992
Number of microforms: 3,635,254
Number of audiovisuals: 57,471
Number of ebooks: 113,498
Other 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 or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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.

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,680
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 274
Classrooms: 153
Labs: 153
Other areas: N/A

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,250

Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 22%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 12%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 18%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 15%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 22%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (56%), women’s dorms (13%), apartments for married students (5%), apartment for single students (15%), cooperative housing (11%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: 56%
Triples or Suites: 24%
Apartments: 20%
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 21

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 71%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 1,100 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Kansas City (30), Kansas City (30)
Nearest train station: Lawrence (2)
Nearest bus station: Lawrence (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 14%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,160
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: KU basketball and football games, Hawk Week, Homecoming, Rock Chalk Revue, Commencement, Lied Center events, Dole Lecture Series, Vespers

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