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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 21,217 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+13% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.50

Diversity index vs. every college0.50
0.50
← 0.00higher than 34% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients20%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students22%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college20%
20%
← 0%higher than 19% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

21,217undergrads
Compared to every college21.2K
21.2K
← 19larger than 95% of 1,89337.8K →

5% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 44% take some

Where first-years come from

5,323 first-time students

45% came from other states and 1.8% from abroad; 53% are from Kansas. More from other states than at 75% of colleges.

  • In-state (Kansas)53%
  • Other states45%
  • Abroad1.8%

Top home states

  1. Kansas(home state)53% 2,821
  2. Missouri11% 608
  3. Illinois7.9% 421
  4. Colorado4.1% 217
  5. Minnesota4.1% 216

From 46 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,219

new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 35% of colleges.

1,006 full-time, 213 part-time.

Going on to another college

24%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,416 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

7.8% of undergrads study part-time.

Men46%
National median: 44%About typical

54% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students7.8%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older6.9%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 6,208 students.

Housing

Beds

6,208

About 29 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Big Twelve Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Big Twelve Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 4

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 2
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Christian

The Navigators

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Secular Jayhawks at University Of Kansas

Greek life

8chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 35

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)