University of Kansas
University of Kansas is a public college in Lawrence, KS. Its average net price is $20,004 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,379 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,373 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,017 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,151 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,765 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,140 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,286 |
| 10 years after entry | $67,963 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $63,395 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $75,920 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,844 National median for this major n=770 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | $23,197 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $40,365 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $53,479 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Biology | $35,397 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $17,353 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $61,688 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $18,844 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Business and Commerce | $51,375 n=116 | $20,313 n=119 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $74,998 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $75,378 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $23,864 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Communications | $50,341 n=113 | $20,976 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $77,854 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $20,119 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $40,564 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $57,100 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $32,613 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,001 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $17,915 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $34,952 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $66,413 n=118 | $21,093 n=112 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Human Biology | $31,592 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $46,649 n=176 | $19,500 n=138 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $44,967 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $25,125 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | $20,426 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $71,577 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Marketing | $51,242 n=123 | $22,906 n=104 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,737 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | $19,160 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $40,063 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Psychology | $36,830 n=190 | $21,925 n=239 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $71,919 n=136 | $20,336 n=122 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $23,642 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,819 n=121 | $21,313 n=162 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $21,149 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $45,792 n=101 | $24,501 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
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