University of Kansas

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Kansas

University of Kansas operates as a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 21,217 students of which 22,216 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Kansas is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,059, with published in-state tuition of $12,102 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.5%. Graduates earn a median of $61,945 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,217 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 702900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.