University Kansas Rankings and Quick Facts
Motto: Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (English: I will see this great vision in which the bush does not burn).
| University world Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | 281 |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 203 to 304 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| PBA USA University Rank | 80 |
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| USNews USA Ranking | 89 |
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| American rank (Jiaotong) | 99 to 138 |
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University Kansas Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 20,298 |
8,962 |
29,260 |
| Faculty / Staff | 2,200 / 5,500 |
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| Established | 1865 |
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| Endowment (2006) - USA Rank | $1,049,367,000 - 58th | ||
| Endowment per student | $35,863 |
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| Research Spending - USA Rank | $190,105,000 - 83rd | ||
| Affiliations | AAU, Big 12 |
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University Kansas Information
Founded in 1865 the university of Kansas has grown in size to cover over 1,100 acres and presently attracts just under 30,000 students. The universities main campus is situated at Mount Oread in Lawrence, but it has it's medical centre in Kansas city and a further campus (Overland Park) at Kansas city. It is currently presided over by Chancellor Robert Hemenway.
Three of the major academic attractions of the University of Kansas are its schools of Business, school of law and its medical centre. The university also has fine departments and schools dedicated to the study of allied health, urban design, architecture, education, arts, journalism, engineering, mass communication, nursing, social welfare and pharmacy.
Within the united states Kansas university is famous for its collegiate sports teams; these compete at the highest level in the big 12 conference; its American football team is often good enough to compete in the prestigious orange bowl, and its basketball team have been NCAA champions three times. As can be expected from a university with such a prestigious sports program, the university of Kansas has produced many fine athletes over the years, including American footballers Moan Norris, Gale Sayers and John Riggins; and basketballs Phog Allen and Larry Brown.
University Kansas Address
University Kansas
Mount Oread
Lawrence
Kansas
United States of America