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Complete cost & scholarship tables:
- Full 2012-13 costs table
Tuition rates are approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for the upcoming academic year in June.
Tuition is billed per credit hour. The tuition figures shown above and below are based on 30 credit hours per year for undergraduate and law students, and 18 credit hours per year for graduate students.
Annual tuition Cost per credit hour Required campus fees Room and board Books Estimated total Info 2012 first-time freshmen (Kansas) 8,790 293 888 8,186 900 $18,764 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $293, plus any course fees. 2012 first-time freshmen (nonresident) 22,860 762 888 8,186 900 $32,834 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $762, plus any course fees. Transfers & non first-time freshmen (Kansas) 8,000 266.65 888 8,186 900 $17,974 Standard tuition rate. 30 credit hours x $266.65, plus any course fees. Transfers & non first-time freshmen (nonresident) 20,842 694.75 888 8,186 900 $30,816 Standard tuition rate. 30 credit hours x $694.75, plus any course fees. 2011 first-time freshmen (Kansas) 8,364 278.80 888 7,436 850 $17,538 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $278.80, plus any course fees. 2011 first-time freshmen (nonresident) 21,750 725 888 7,436 850 $30,924 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $725, plus any course fees. 2010 first-time freshmen (Kansas) 7,876 262.50 888 7,436 850 $17,050 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $262.50, plus any course fees. 2010 first-time freshmen (nonresident) 20,682 689.40 888 7,436 850 $29,856 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $689.40, plus any course fees. 2009 first-time freshmen (Kansas) 7,360 245.30 888 7,436 850 $16,534 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $245.30, plus any course fees. 2009 first-time freshmen (nonresident) 19,328 644.25 888 7,436 850 $28,502 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $644.25, plus any course fees. 2008 first-time freshmen (Kansas) 6,878 229.25 888 7,436 850 $16,052 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $229.25, plus any course fees. 2008 first-time freshmen (nonresident) 18,062 602.05 888 7,436 850 $27,236 Frozen for 4 years. 30 credit hours x $602.05, plus any course fees. Graduate students (Kansas) 5,936 329.80 888 10,474 600 $17,898 Standard graduate tuition rate. 18 credit hours x $329.80, plus any course fees. Graduate students (nonresident) 13,888 771.55 888 10,474 600 $25,850 Standard graduate tuition rate. 18 credit hours x $771.55, plus any course fees. Continuing Law students (Kansas) 16,888 888 10,474 1,000 $29,250 Standard graduate tuition rate for 30 credit hours, including course fees. Continuing Law students (nonresident) 30,140 888 10,474 1,000 $42,502 Standard graduate tuition rate for 30 credit hours, including course fees. First-year Law students (Kansas) 17,776 888 10,474 1,000 $30,138 Standard graduate tuition rate for 29 credit hours, including course fees. First-year Law students (nonresident) 30,586 888 10,474 1,000 $42,948 Standard graduate tuition rate for 29 credit hours, including course fees. Additional undergrad expenses: $1,968 for transportation and $1,530 for personal expenses.
Additional grad/law expenses: $2,414 for transportation and $3,170 for personal expenses.Official Comprehensive Fee Schedules in PDF format are available at the Registrar's site.
- Printable Cost & Scholarship charts
- How to calculate semester tuition and fees
Total = Base Tuition
(Total number of enrolled credit hours
x tuition rate)+ Course Fees
(Number of school-specific credit hours
x course fee rate)+ Required Campus Fees
(Annual rate ÷ 2) - Renewable scholarships
2013-14 Kansas Resident Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Nov. 8.
With the exception of the KU Pell Advantage,
these scholarships cannot be combined.Scholarship Test Score +
GPA on 4.0 scaleAmount Annual Renewal Criteria National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar Must select KU as No. 1 college choice with National Merit Scholarship Corp. $40,000
($10,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPANational Merit Semifinalist, National Achievement Semifinalist $20,000
($5,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAChancellor 32 ACT/1400 SAT
3.85 GPA$20,000
($5,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPATraditions 31 ACT/1360 SAT
3.75 GPA$16,000
($4,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPACrimson & Blue 28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA$8,000
($2,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPARock Chalk 25 ACT/1130 SAT
3.5 GPA$4,000
($1,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAJayhawk 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.75 GPA$4,000
($1,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Pell Advantage* 22 ACT/1020 SAT
3.25 GPACombination of scholarships & grants to fund tuition & fees 24 KU hours
+ 2.5 GPAScholarships listed above are available to eligible domestic freshmen who enroll for the fall semester after completing high school.
*Must file the FAFSA by the 3/1 priority date each year and be Pell-eligible.
Special Kansas Freshman Scholarships
Follow additional instructions to apply for these scholarships. Deadlines vary.
Hixson Opportunity Award for students who would otherwise not be able to attend KU. Deadline: Feb. 1
J.L. Cleland GLBT Non-discrimination Award Deadline: March 1
2013-14 Nonresident Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Nov. 8.
These scholarships cannot be combined.Scholarship Test Score +
GPA on 4.0 scaleAmount Annual Renewal Criteria National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar Must select KU as No. 1 college choice with National Merit Scholarship Corp. $40,000
($10,000/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPANational Merit Semifinalist, National Achievement Semifinalist $20,000
($5,000/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAMidwest Student Exchange Program (limited majors and states)** 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.25 GPA$38,700
($9,675/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Excellence* 28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA$38,700
($9,675/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Distinction 25 ACT/1130 SAT
3.5 GPA$24,000
($6,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Achievement 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.75 GPA$16,000
($4,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAJAYHAWK GENERATIONS
Must have a parent, stepparent, grandparent, step-grandparent, or legal guardian who graduated from KU.28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA
26-27 ACT/
1170-1240 SAT
3.5 GPA
24-25 ACT/
1090-1160 SAT
3.5 GPA$46,700
($11,675/year)*
$27,432
($6,858/year)*
$18,288
($4,572/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPA
30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPA
30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAScholarships listed above are available to eligible domestic freshmen who enroll for the fall semester after completing high school.
* Partial tuition waiver
** Eligible majors: African and African-American studies; American studies; Architectural Studies; Astronomy; Classics; Dance; Design, includes Environmental(interior) design, industrial design, illustration & animation, photo media, and visual communication (graphic) design tracks; Engineering physics; Environmental studies; Geology; Community health; Humanities; Journalism and Mass Communications; Latin American studies; Music, includes performance, musicology, theory and composition tracks; Music education; Music therapy; Petroleum engineering; Philosophy; Physics; Professional Master of Architecture; Religious studies; Russian, East European and Eurasian studies; Slavic languages and literatures; Visual art education; Women’s studies. You must live in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, or Wisconsin.Transfer Student Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Feb. 1.
GPA Requirement Award Amount Annual Renewal Criteria 3.75-4.0 GPA $3,000 for two years
($1,500/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPA3.5-3.74 GPA $2,400 for two years
($1,200/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPALast school attended must be a community college. Must have completed 36 credit hours and not have earned a bachelor's degree previously.
Scholarships listed above are available to eligible domestic transfer students who enroll for the summer or fall semester.
Transfer Student One-Time Non-Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these non-renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Feb. 1.
Scholarship Award Amount Criteria All-State Kansas Academic Team $1,000 Minimum 3.75 community college GPA Phi Theta Kappa* $500 Minimum 3.75 community college GPA Must have completed 36 credit hours and not have earned a bachelor's degree previously.
*Phi Theta Kappa advisers must submit a confirmation of membership form (pdf).2012-13 Kansas Resident Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Nov. 8.
With the exception of the KU Pell Advantage,
these scholarships cannot be combined.Scholarship Test Score +
GPA on 4.0 scaleAmount Annual Renewal Criteria National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar Must select KU as No. 1 college choice with National Merit Scholarship Corp. $40,000
($10,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAChancellor 32 ACT/1400 SAT
3.85 GPA$20,000
($5,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPATraditions 31 ACT/1360 SAT
3.75 GPA$16,000
($4,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPACrimson & Blue 28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA$8,000
($2,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPARock Chalk 25 ACT/1130 SAT
3.5 GPA$4,000
($1,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAJayhawk 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.75 GPA$4,000
($1,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Pell Advantage* 22 ACT/1020 SAT
3.25 GPACombination of scholarships & grants to fund tuition & fees 24 KU hours
+ 2.5 GPAScholarships listed above are available to eligible domestic freshmen who enroll for the fall semester after completing high school.
*Must file the FAFSA by the 3/1 priority date each year and be Pell-eligible.
Special Kansas Freshman Scholarships
Follow additional instructions to apply for these scholarships. Deadlines vary.
Hixson Opportunity Award for students who would otherwise not be able to attend KU. Deadline: Feb. 1
J.L. Cleland GLBT Non-discrimination Award Deadline: March 1
2012-13 Nonresident Renewable Scholarships
You'll be considered for these renewable scholarships if you submit a complete admission application by Nov. 8.
These scholarships cannot be combined.Scholarship Test Score +
GPA on 4.0 scaleAmount Annual Renewal Criteria National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar Must select KU as No. 1 college choice with National Merit Scholarship Corp. $40,000
($10,000/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAMidwest Student Exchange Program (limited majors and states)** 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.25 GPA$37,200
($9,300/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Excellence* 28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA$37,200
($9,300/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Distinction 25 ACT/1130 SAT
3.5 GPA$12,000
($3,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAKU Achievement 24 ACT/1090 SAT
3.75 GPA$8,000
($2,000/year)30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAJAYHAWK GENERATIONS
Must have a parent, stepparent, grandparent, step-grandparent, or legal guardian who graduated from KU.28 ACT/1250 SAT
3.5 GPA
26-27 ACT/
1170-1240 SAT
3.5 GPA
24-25 ACT/
1090-1160 SAT
3.5 GPA$37,200
($9,300/year)*
$17,200
($4,300/year)*
$10,320
($2,580/year)*30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPA
30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPA
30 KU hours
+ 3.4 GPAScholarships listed above are available to eligible domestic freshmen who enroll for the fall semester after completing high school.
* Partial tuition waiver
** Eligible majors: African and African American studies; American studies; astronomy; classics; dance; engineering physics; geology; health education/community health; humanities; journalism and mass communications; Latin American studies; music education; music performance; music therapy; petroleum engineering; physics; religious studies; Russian, East European and Eurasian studies; Slavic languages and literatures; visual arts education; or women's studies. You must live in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, or Wisconsin.Departmental Scholarships for Undergraduates
- Aerospace Engineering
- African & African-American Studies
- School of Allied Health
- Anthropology
- Architectural Engineering
- Architecture, Design & Planning, School of
- Biology
- Business, School of
- Center for East Asian Studies
- Chancellor's Writing Prize
- Chemistry
- Classics
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Dance
- Design
- Economics
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Education, School of
- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Engineering, School of
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Edwards Campus
- Film
- Geography
- Germanic Languages & Literature
- Humanities & Western Civilization
- Indigenous Nations Studies
- Journalism, School of
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music, School of
- Nursing, School of
- Physics & Astronomy
- Political Science
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Visual Art
Departmental Scholarships for Graduate Students
- Aerospace Engineering
- Allied Health, School of
- Architecture, Design & Planning, School of
- Art
- Biology: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Biology: Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Business, School of
- Center for East Asian Studies
- Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
- Chancellor's Writing Prize
- Design
- East Asian Languages & Cultures
- Economics
- Education, School of
- Environmental Studies
- Edwards Campus
- Film
- French
- Geography
- Global Indigenous Nations Studies
- Graduate School Funding Opportunities
- Law, School of
- Mathematics
- Medicine, School of
- Music, School of
- Neurosciences
- Nursing, School of
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Religious Studies
- Slavic Languages & Literature
- Theatre
- Required Campus Fees (Lawrence Campus)
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Required Campus Fees (annual) $857.90 $888 TBD TBD Required Campus Fees are determined in collaboration with Student Senate.
Related: Edwards Campus Fees
- Course Fees (per credit hour)
Course Fees are charged by specific schools in addition to the flat tuition or standard tuition rates. As the chart indicates, the amount of the Course Fee depends on the school/courses in which the student enrolls. With student support, Course Fees can be increased beyond the rates listed.
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Architecture $40.50 $42.10 $44.65 TBD Arts $21.70 $22.55 $23.90 TBD Business $108.55 $112.90 $119.70 TBD Business (master's) $89.35 $92.90 $98.50 TBD Education $21.70 $22.55 $23.90 TBD Edwards Campus $43.45 $45.20 $47.90 TBD Engineering $43.45 $45.20 $47.90 TBD Engineering (Edwards Campus) $48.70 $50.65 $53.70 TBD Music $21.70 $22.55 $23.90 TBD Journalism $17.50 $18.20 $19.30 TBD Law ** $224.20 $233.15 $247.15 TBD Pharmacy (PharmD) $167.00 $173.70 TBD TBD Social Welfare $29.80 $31.00 $32.85 TBD **Students enrolled in the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Degree program pay $1,000 per semester (fall/spring only) in addition to the Law School course fee listed above.
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