University of Kansas
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Kansas is a public research university in Lawrence, KS (city setting), with 20,696 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 88% of 19,226 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1290 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,844 a year for out-of-state students and $27,132 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,322 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 2.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Kansas ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,700 in-state · $29,412 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Kansas
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Kansas teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $2.9M | $96,534 | 981 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 39 | 5 over | 7 | $4.5M | $116,130 | 976 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 19 | 4 over | 8 | $20M | $1,038,530 | 984 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 980 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 995 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 122 | 17 over | 1 | $35M | $282,922 | 960 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 3 over | 2 | $1.2M | $102,771 | 981 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $1.2M | $124,324 | 994 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 70 | 2 over | 4 | $2.6M | $36,728 | 969 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 23 | room 2 | 6 | $2.7M | $116,862 | 982 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 34 | 4 over | 3 | $1.8M | $51,716 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $1.7M | $238,390 | 953 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 145 | 100 over | 9 | $3.1M | $21,415 | 975 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 141 | 96 over | 1 | $3.5M | $24,473 | 974 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 19 | 1 over | 5 | $2.6M | $135,842 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.