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The acceptance rate of University of Kansas is 87.8%. Total 16,204 students have applied to and 14,234 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 4,457 students enrolled in University of Kansas (Admission Yield: 31.3%). The average SAT score is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 24. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $40 and graduate school application fee is $65 at University of Kansas.
  • Acceptance Rate: 87.8%
  • Yield: 31.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,210

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 16,204 students have applied to University of Kansas. By gender, 7,271 male and 8,933 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 14,234 (6,102 male and 8,132 female) students have accepted and 4,457(1,982 male and 2,475 female) have enrolled into University of Kansas for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at University of Kansas.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at University of Kansas
TotalMenWomen
Applicants16,2047,2718,933
Admitted14,2346,1028,132
Enrolled4,4571,9822,475
Acceptance Rate 87.84% 83.92% 91.03%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.31% 32.48% 30.44%

SAT/ACT Scores

At University of Kansas, 415 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,244 applicants (73%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,340 and 25th percentile score is 1,090. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 83 and 25th percentile score is 59. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to University of Kansas. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at University of Kansas.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at University of Kansas
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550670
SAT Math540670
ACT Composite2128
ACT Math1827
ACT English2028

Offered Degrees at KU

University of Kansas offers 8 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, 2 Year Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at University of Kansas.
Offered Degrees at University of Kansas
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at KU

University of Kansas accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, Credit for military training, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at University of Kansas.
Accepted Credits at University of Kansas
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to University of Kansas, 2 items are required to submit. High School GPA and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for KU. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for KU.

High School GPA

Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Considered But Not Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023