University of Kansas (KU) is a four-year, public school located in Lawrence, KS.
It offers 279 graduate programs - 118 Master's, 89 Doctorate, 63 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,971 for in-state and $27,146 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,707 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 29,792 students at KU. KU offers online graduate programs and 2,011 out of 7,707 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
KU have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and School of Medicine. In addition, you can find KU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,971 for Kansas residents and $27,146 for out-of-state students. It offers 279 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Kansas |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,710 students
2,011 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,971
Out-of-State$27,146 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 279 Graduate Programs
118 Master's, 89 Doctorate, 72 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Kansas
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Kansas with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $11,971 and $27,146 for non-Kansas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $452 for Kansas residents and $1,085 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,855 | $26,030 |
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| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
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| Cost per Credit | $452 | $1,085 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,224 |
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| Room & Board | $11,358 (On-Campus) / $10,144 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,124 (On-Campus) / $4,124 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,677 | $43,852 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,463 | $42,638 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,045 | $11,045 | $11,046 | $11,574 | $11,971 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,007 | $25,007 | $25,008 | $26,236 | $27,146 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Kansas offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 279 major areas - 118 Master's (8 online programs), 89 Doctorate (3 online programs), 63 Post-Bachelor's (14 online programs), 9 Post-Master's (6 online programs). 1,536 students have been conferred Master's degree and 966 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,536 | 966 | 424 | 6 |
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| Men | 683 | 357 | 147 | - |
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| Women | 853 | 609 | 277 | 6 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
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Graduate Student Population
KU graduate schools have a total of 7,710 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,244 male and 4,466 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,684 full-time and 2,026 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,011 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,030 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,494 White, 351 Black, and 438 Asian students are attending at University of Kansas. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
114 grad students are younger than 22 and 885 students are older than 65. It has 4,899 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,809 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,710 |
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| Men | 3,244 |
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| Women | 4,466 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,710 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,684 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,026 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,710 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 36 |
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| Asian | 438 |
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| Black | 351 |
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| Hispanic | 546 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 4,494 |
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| Two or more races | 309 |
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| Un-Known | 337 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,710 |
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| 21 & Under | 114 |
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| 22-24 | 2,361 |
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| 25-29 | 2,538 |
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| 30-34 | 1,176 |
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| 35-39 | 633 |
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| 40 & Over | 885 |
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Online Population
At University of Kansas graduate schools, 2,011 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,030 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,707 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,011 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,030 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,666 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,011 |
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| Kansas Resident | 999 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 986 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 26 |
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