University of Kansas
(KU)
About
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. 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; and 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 classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 301 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 91 subject rankings
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ARWU
US News
Key Facts
- Students
- 23,777
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 9.0 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 7%
- Female : Male
- 54 : 46
- Staff
- 8,941
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
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Top Subjects
Best-performing areasSubject Rankings
Detailed breakdownARWU
35 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Resources | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Education | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Communication | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Public Administration | 76-100 | - | 2024 |
| Nursing | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Finance | 101-150 | - | 2024 |
| Instruments Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2022 |
| Clinical Medicine | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Physics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Geography | 201-300 | - | 2022 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2019 |
| Civil Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2020 |
| Biological Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Statistics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Law | 201-300 | - | 2023 |
| Sociology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Management | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 201-300 | - | 2020 |
| Mathematics | 301-400 | - | 2023 |
| Earth Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Ecology | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 301-400 | - | 2021 |
| Public Health | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Economics | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Business Administration | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2018 |
QS
25 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy & Physiology | 51-100 | - | 2023 |
| Sports-Related Subjects | 51-100 | - | 2021 |
| Linguistics | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Nursing | 151-225 | - | 2026 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Medicine | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Psychology | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =291 | 64.2 | 2026 |
| English Language & Literature | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Accounting & Finance | 301-320 | - | 2022 |
| Chemical Engineering | 351-400 | - | 2022 |
| Arts & Humanities | =391 | 61.7 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 451-500 | - | 2023 |
| Mathematics | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Natural Sciences | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Business & Management Studies | 501-550 | - | 2023 |
| Chemistry | 551-600 | - | 2026 |
| Economics & Econometrics | 551-700 | - | 2026 |
THE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 126–150 | 49.6 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 201–250 | 45.3 | 2026 |
| Law | 251–300 | 34.7 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 301–400 | 40.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 301–400 | 42.4 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 301–400 | 31.0 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 401–500 | 40.1 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 401–500 | 34.6 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 601–800 | 31.6 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 601–800 | 28.8 | 2026 |
US News
20 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | 145 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 174 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | =174 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Space Science | 206 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 220 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =234 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Surgery | =235 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 236 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =267 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =273 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =289 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | =309 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 346 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =361 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =370 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | =380 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Physics | 388 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =752 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =872 | 57.4 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =1,029 | 57.4 | 2026 |