University of Kansas

University of Kansas
MottoVidebo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (Latin)
Motto in English
"I will see this great vision in which the bush does not burn." (Exodus 3:3)[1]
TypePublic research university
EstablishedMarch 21, 1864; 160 years ago (1864-03-21)[2]
Parent institution
Kansas Board of Regents
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$2.36 billion (2023)[3]
Budget$761.2 million (2022)[a][4]
ChancellorDoug Girod
ProvostBarbara Bichelmeyer
Academic staff
1,566 (fall 2022)[b][5]
Total staff
13,763 (fall 2022)[b][6]
Students26,708 (fall 2022)[b][7][8]
Undergraduates19,241 (fall 2022)[b][7]
Postgraduates7,467 (fall 2022)[b][7]
Location
Lawrence
,
Kansas
,
United States

38°57′30″N 95°14′52″W / 38.9584°N 95.2478°W / 38.9584; -95.2478
CampusSmall city[9], 1,000 acres (4.0 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe University Daily Kansan
ColorsCrimson and blue[10]
   
NicknameJayhawks
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – Big 12
Mascots
Websitewww.ku.edu Edit this at Wikidata
Official nameUniversity of Kansas Historic District
TypeDistrict
CriteriaArchitecture, Education, Landscape
DesignatedApril 16, 2013[11]
Reference no.13000167
Official nameUniversity of Kansas East Historic District
TypeDistrict
CriteriaArchitecture, Education
DesignatedJanuary 8, 2014[12]
Reference no.13001038

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.[13] Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. There are also educational and research sites in Garden City, Hays, Leavenworth, Parsons, and Topeka, an agricultural education center in rural north Douglas County, and branches of the medical school in Salina and Wichita. The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[14]

Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866 under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864[15] and legislation passed in 1863 under the state constitution, which was adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union.[16]

As of fall 2022, 23,872 students were enrolled at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses with an additional 2,836 students enrolled at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) for a total enrollment of 26,708 students across the three campuses.[17] Overall, the university (including KUMC) employed 3,196 faculty members (faculty, faculty administrators, librarians, and unclassified academic staff) in fall 2022.[18]

Kansas's athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I sports as the Jayhawks, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They field 16 varsity sports, as well as club-level sports for ice hockey, rugby, men's volleyball, soccer, basketball, rock climbing, triathlon, cross country, track, swim, pickleball, table tennis, and water skiing.

  1. ^ "University seal – The University of Kansas". February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "KU Info: When Was KU Founded?". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLS). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Operating Budget For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023" (PDF). University of Kansas. July 15, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Common Data Set – Section I1" (PDF). University of Kansas. March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Faculty and Staff". Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness. University of Kansas. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Common Data Set – Section B1" (PDF). University of Kansas. March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Kansas College Student Headcount for Fall 2013 to Fall 2023" (PDF). Kansas Board of Regents. September 26, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "IPEDS – University of Kansas".
  10. ^ "Color | Brand Center". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "University of Kansas Historic District".
  12. ^ "University of Kansas East Historic District".
  13. ^ Hanschu, Steven. The Kansas State Normal Years: 1863–1923 (PDF). Emporia, Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
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  16. ^ "University of Kansas". Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  17. ^ "Enrollment: KU Fact Book". Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness. University of Kansas. February 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Faculty and Academic Staff: KU Fact Book". Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness. University of Kansas. October 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.


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