2025-2026
Accept rate
92.6%
- Applicants
- 22,187
- Admits
- 20,541
- Enrolled
- 5,040
- Yield
- 24.5%
Total Applications
22,187
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
92.6%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
5,040
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1080-1280
2025-2026
University of Kansas Admissions at a Glance
University of Kansas received 22,187 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 92.6% of applicants; 5,040 admitted students enrolled (a 24.5% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 93.0% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1080–1280 on the SAT and 20–28 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $24,251, and the average need-based grant was $11,972.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
93.5%
- Applicants
- 22,363
- Admits
- 20,905
- Enrolled
- 5,323
- Yield
- 25.5%
2023-2024
Accept rate
88.2%
- Applicants
- 19,226
- Admits
- 16,958
- Enrolled
- 5,259
- Yield
- 31.0%
2022-2023
Accept rate
87.8%
- Applicants
- 16,204
- Admits
- 14,234
- Enrolled
- 4,457
- Yield
- 31.3%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 22,187 | 20,541 | 5,040 | 92.6% | 24.5% |
| 2024-2025 | 22,363 | 20,905 | 5,323 | 93.5% | 25.5% |
| 2023-2024 | 19,226 | 16,958 | 5,259 | 88.2% | 31.0% |
| 2022-2023 | 16,204 | 14,234 | 4,457 | 87.8% | 31.3% |
| 2021-2022 | 15,275 | 14,129 | 4,119 | 92.5% | 29.1% |
| 2020-2021 | 15,042 | 13,678 | 3,829 | 90.9% | 28.0% |
| 2019-2020 | 15,093 | 14,052 | 4,125 | 93.1% | 29.4% |
| 2018-2019 | 14,752 | 13,529 | 4,164 | 91.7% | 30.8% |
| 2017-2018 | 14,538 | 13,576 | 4,153 | 93.4% | 30.6% |
| 2016-2017 | 15,015 | 13,965 | 4,233 | 93.0% | 30.3% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1080
50th Percentile
1170
75th Percentile
1280
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
39%
Need Fully Met
39%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$24,251
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$11,298
Fees
$1,155
Room & Board
$11,798
Change Since 2016
+20%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
22,544
Total Enrollment
30,162
International
3%
Students of Color
32%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Not Considered
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Not Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not Considered
- Talent/ability
- Not Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Not Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||