How many students at KU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 26,708 students have enrolled in University of Kansas with 19,241 undergraduate and 7,467 graduate students.
By gender, 12,098 male and 14,610 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
2,593 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,671 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Kansas has a total of 26,708 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 19,241 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,467 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,098 male and 14,610 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 26,708 | 19,241 | 7,467 |
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| Men | 12,098 | 8,943 | 3,155 |
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| Women | 14,610 | 10,298 | 4,312 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 17,807 White, 1,178 Black, and 1,599 Asian students out of a total of 26,708 are attending at University of Kansas. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 141 | 49 | 92 |
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| Asian | 1,599 | 730 | 869 |
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| Black | 1,178 | 566 | 612 |
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| Hispanic | 2,377 | 973 | 1,404 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 19 | 8 | 11 |
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| White | 17,807 | 7,989 | 9,818 |
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| Two or more races | 1,384 | 610 | 774 |
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| Race Unknown | 366 | 203 | 163 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 97 | 36 | 61 |
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| Asian | 1,157 | 544 | 613 |
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| Black | 811 | 407 | 404 |
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| Hispanic | 1,882 | 785 | 1,097 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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| White | 13,278 | 6,162 | 7,116 |
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| Two or more races | 1,085 | 489 | 596 |
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| Race Unknown | 124 | 68 | 56 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 44 | 13 | 31 |
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| Asian | 442 | 186 | 256 |
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| Black | 367 | 159 | 208 |
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| Hispanic | 495 | 188 | 307 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 4,529 | 1,827 | 2,702 |
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| Two or more races | 299 | 121 | 178 |
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| Race Unknown | 242 | 135 | 107 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, KU has 370 students under 18 years old and 54 students over 65 years old. There are 20,167 students under 25 years old, and 6,540 students over 25 years old out of 26,708 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 370 students are younger than 18 and 40 students are older than 65. KU has 17,903 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,338 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,264 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,202 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 370 | 212 | 158 |
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| 18-19 | 7,464 | 4,209 | 3,255 |
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| 20-21 | 7,550 | 4,050 | 3,500 |
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| 22-24 | 4,783 | 2,539 | 2,244 |
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| 25-29 | 3,095 | 1,661 | 1,434 |
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| 30-34 | 1,500 | 789 | 711 |
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| 35-39 | 798 | 437 | 361 |
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| 40-49 | 791 | 493 | 298 |
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| 50-64 | 302 | 194 | 108 |
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| Over 65 | 54 | 26 | 28 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 370 | 212 | 158 |
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| 18-19 | 7,464 | 4,209 | 3,255 |
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| 20-21 | 7,432 | 3,972 | 3,460 |
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| 22-24 | 2,637 | 1,216 | 1,421 |
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| 25-29 | 646 | 312 | 334 |
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| 30-34 | 279 | 141 | 138 |
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| 35-39 | 148 | 86 | 62 |
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| 40-49 | 159 | 92 | 67 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 42 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 40 | 16 | 24 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 118 | 78 | 40 |
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| 22-24 | 2,146 | 1,323 | 823 |
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| 25-29 | 2,449 | 1,349 | 1,100 |
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| 30-34 | 1,221 | 648 | 573 |
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| 35-39 | 650 | 351 | 299 |
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| 40-49 | 632 | 401 | 231 |
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| 50-64 | 236 | 152 | 84 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Kansas, 2,593 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,671 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,518 students lived in Kansas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,075 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 26,708 | 2,593 | 9,671 |
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| Undergraduate | 19,241 | 925 | 8,455 |
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| Graduate | 7,467 | 1,668 | 1,216 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Kansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,518 | 1,051 | 24 |
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| Undergraduate | 731 | 192 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 787 | 859 | 22 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 19,241 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,150 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.98%.921 students have transferred in as full-time status and 229 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 15,880 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 921 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,211 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 229 |
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