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KU has more than 40 nationally ranked academic programs, 28 of which are ranked among the nation’s top 30 public schools. Two are number one in the nation: special education and city management/urban policy. Among the top 10 rankings are the school of education and programs in community health, occupational therapy, nursing and petroleum engineering.
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KU offers nearly 200 fields of study in 13 different schools, from architecture, music and engineering to medicine, social welfare and law. KU has an enrollment of 30,102 students, including 20,811 undergraduates on the Lawrence campus. KU attracts more than 1,500 international students from more than 110 countries. The average ACT score of 24.8 exceeds the national average. KU’s popular Four-Year Tuition Compact freezes tuition rates for four years for first-time freshmen. The Jayhawk Generations Scholarship offers a 12 to 20 percent discount on out-of-state tuition for qualifying children of KU alumni who live outside Kansas. KU ranks seventh in nation among “most popular” public universities, per US News’ Student Choice Awards. Counselors from US News’ “best high schools” rank KU 12th in nation, based on a survey of academic reputation. The KU School of Journalism won the Intercollegiate Writing Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The KU Debate team won the national championship in 2009, its fifth national title. KU’s School of Pharmacy ranks third in the nation for NIH research funding and fifth in nation in exam pass rates. KU’s Confucius Institute is ranked among top four in nation, top 20 in world. KU ranks ninth in the world in the rate of new patents issued. KU’s law school ranks 10th in nation for hands-on educational opportunities. When Forbes Magazine named the 100 most powerful women in the world, two KU graduates were in the top five. KU promotes a global education and ranks 11th in nation for study abroad participation and 25th in Peace Corps participation among large doctoral universities. KU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, more than all other Kansas universities combined. Design-build projects by KU architecture students have won Architecture Magazine’s Home of Year twice in three years, and KU built the first student constructed LEEDPlatinum certified building in the state. The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks KU in the top for “Great Colleges to Work For.” The University of Kansas is a major public research and teaching institution with lofty goals and a global outlook. The historic buildings and tree-covered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and growing research endeavors, provide an environment that inspires and challenges students and faculty. Students find a home that is wireless yet historic, on the edge of both prairie and a metropolis with a myriad of opportunities and activities.
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